[Weather_Warnings] Flood Warning

Fri Aug 3 08:24:58 EDT 2007

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
820 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2007

FLC003-023-GAC049-031515-
820 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  BAKER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
  COLUMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAKE CITY...
  CHARLTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FOLKSTON...

* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT

* AT 818 AM EDT...RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES SUGGEST 2 TO 4 INCHES OF 
RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH OCCASIONAL 
HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER 1 TO 2 HOURS...PRODUCING AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAINFALL. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE FLOODING.  

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR ANY UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

LAT...LON 3020 8278 3014 8215 3021 8206 3070 8204
      3099 8197 3098 8209 3056 8221 3056 8256

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