000 WGUS42 KTAE 290044 FLWTAE BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 844 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ALC031-045-061-067-069-FLC005-013-039-045-059-063-077-131-133-GAC007- 017-019-037-061-071-075-087-095-099-131-155-177-201-205-239-243-253- 273-275-277-287-321-290815- /O.NEW.KTAE.FA.W.0004.090329T0044Z-090329T0815Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 844 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... GADSDEN COUNTY IN FLORIDA... LIBERTY COUNTY IN FLORIDA... BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PANAMA CITY...LYNN HAVEN... CALLAWAY... CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLOUNTSTOWN... GULF COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... HOLMES COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BONIFAY... JACKSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MARIANNA... WALTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SANTA ROSA BEACH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS... WASHINGTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VERNON...CHIPLEY... BEN HILL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FITZGERALD... BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... COLQUITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOULTRIE... COOK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... IRWIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF OCILLA... THOMAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... TIFT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TIFTON... TURNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ASHBURN... WORTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SYLVESTER... COFFEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...ELBA... DALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...DALEVILLE... GENEVA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GENEVA... HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE... HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DOWNTOWN DOTHAN...COTTONWOOD... BAKER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEWTON... CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MORGAN... CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORT GAINES... DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE... DOUGHERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PUTNEY...ALBANY... EARLY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLAKELY... GRADY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAIRO... LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEESBURG... MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLQUITT... MITCHELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PELHAM...CAMILLA... QUITMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CUTHBERT... SEMINOLE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE... TERRELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DAWSON... * UNTIL 415 AM EDT SUNDAY/315 AM CDT SUNDAY/ * AT 820 PM EDT/720 PM CDT/...ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE EARLIER HEAVIER RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS EITHER ENDED OR GREATLY DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY...WIDESPREAD ANTECEDENT FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...WITH MANY AREAS RECEIVING ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED 10 TO 11 INCH TOTALS IN SOME AREAS. THIS RAINFALL HAS CAUSED DANGEROUS FLOODING IN MANY AREAS AND ALL UNNECESSARY NIGHTTIME DRIVING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. FLOODING ROADS...STREETS...HIGHWAYS...AND SMALL STREAMS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME WIDESPREAD AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE FLOODED ROADWAYS IN THE DARK. KEEP IN MIND THAT SOME OF THE HEAVIER RAIN WAS FALLING OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. THIS WILL CAUSE CONTINUED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SUCH AS SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. RESIDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES REGARDING THE FLOOD SITUATION...AND BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. 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. 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