000 WGUS42 KTAE 222026 FLWTAE BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 322 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 FLC005-013-045-230815- 222 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PANAMA CITY...LYNN HAVEN... CALLAWAY... CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... NORTHERN GULF COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... * UNTIL 215 AM CST SATURDAY/315 AM EST SATURDAY/ * AT 222 PM CST/322 PM EST/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG AND SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL APPROACHING THE AREA. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THE RAIN WILL FALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. THIS WILL CAUSE CONTINUED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SUCH AS SMALL STREAMS... CREEKS AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO SWEEP MOST CARS AWAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ANY UPDATES. LAT...LON 2995 8549 3004 8561 3028 8599 3040 8598 3044 8585 3044 8550 3058 8548 3056 8517 3030 8506 3014 8515 3004 8512 2991 8539 $$ 52-LANIER