FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 235 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
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...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND
GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA...COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY AND HOUSTON. IN
GEORGIA...BAKER...BEN HILL...CALHOUN...CLAY...DOUGHERTY...
EARLY...IRWIN...LEE...MILLER...MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...
TERRELL...TIFT...TURNER AND WORTH.
* FROM NOW THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
* OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS...WIDESPREAD 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL
OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. SOME
AREAS RECEIVED UP TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO AROUND 3 INCHES MAY
OCCUR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL ONLY ENHANCE THE FLOODING
CONCERNS ACROSS THESE WET AREAS AND AROUND RIVERS THAT ARE
ALREADY ELEVATED.
* THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE TO POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN CITIES...LOW-
LYING RURAL AND SUBURBAN AREAS...AND ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE RAPID RISES IN WATER AT
SUCH LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FLOODED ROADS CAN
BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO MOTORISTS...AS IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO
SEE HOW DEEP STANDING WATER IS ON ROADWAYS. THIS DANGER IS
ENHANCED AT NIGHTTIME.
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GIBBS
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