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WGUS82 KTAE 012051
FLSTAE

URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
350 PM EST THU FEB 1 2007

FLC005-013-037-039-045-063-065-073-077-129-012245-
350 PM EST THU FEB 1 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...JEFFERSON...LEON...LIBERTY...WAKULLA...
  CALHOUN...GULF AND JACKSON COUNTIES IN FLORIDA
     

* UNTIL 545 PM EST(445 PM CST)

* AT 343 PM EST(243 PM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
INDICATED A BROAD AREA OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN IS 
MOVING AT 40 TO 45 MPH...THE EXTENT OF THE RAIN SHIELD EXTENDS WILL 
INTO THE CENTRAL GULF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER 
HOUR...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.

THIS MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF ROAD INTERSECTIONS AND LOW LYING AREAS 
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. CONTINUOUS EVEN LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS WILL 
CAUSE AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS TO SWELL QUICKLY. RESIDENTS ALONG 
THESE CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE READY TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND. 
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IS EXPECTED. DRIVERS SHOULD 
REDUCE SPEEDS TO AVOID POSSIBLE HYDROPLANING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE 
UPCOMING RUSH HOUR.  

AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR 
VEHICLE. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL 
FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED.

LAT...LON 3022 8579 2981 8516 2989 8492 3016 8405
      3061 8368 3064 8501 3097 8529 3038 8536

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