FFWMOB ALC023-025-129-MSC039-041-111-131-153-230845- /O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0006.071023T0252Z-071023T0845Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 952 PM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LUCEDALE... GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEAKESVILLE... PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEW AUGUSTA... STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WIGGINS... WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WAYNESBORO... CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BUTLER... CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GROVE HILL... WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHATOM... * UNTIL 345 AM CDT * AT 950 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FROM NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THAT CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR AND SATELLITE RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TALLAHATTA SPRINGS...CHILTON...THOMASVILLE...WINN...AGRICOLA... TOPTON...LEROY...JACKSON...MCINTOSH...MALCOLM...ALMA...AND BARLOW BEND EXPERTS AT THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER LOCATED IN CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND...AND SHORT TERM MODEL DATA SUGGEST ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA AS STORMS CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE. LAT...LON 3231 8799 3199 8811 3199 8767 3183 8762 3182 8751 3153 8761 3145 8756 3137 8775 3117 8795 3114 8844 3074 8843 3068 8933 3092 8933 3092 8913 3143 8914 3145 8892 3182 8893 3190 8848 3231 8843 TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 247DEG 9KT 3206 8770 3188 8792 3073 8877 $$ JP