000 WGUS42 KTAE 012053 FLWTAE GAC007-087-099-201-253-021445- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 346 PM EST FRI APR 1 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BAKER DECATUR EARLY MILLER SEMINOLE * UNTIL 346 PM EST SATURDAY AFTERNOON(246 PM CST SATURDAY AFTERNOON) AT 346 PM EST(246 PM CST)...HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT HAS FILLED LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE AREA GENERATING LOCALIZED FLOODING. SEMINOLE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS HIGH FLOWS AND FLOODING ALONG FISHPOND DRAIN IN SEMINOLE COUNTY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ON CREEKS AND STREAMS OVER THE ENTIRE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGED 3 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE AREA LAST NIGHT. THOUGH RAINFALL IS NEARLY DONE FROM THIS EVENT...RUNOFF WATER WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE RISING LEVELS DOWNSTREAM ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THESE COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO SWEEP MOST CARS AWAY. RESIDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES REGARDING THE FLOOD SITUATION...AND BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. 52-LANIER $$