See those 10 and 11″ rainfall reports?
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
522 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR…
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN FLORIDA…
SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN FLORIDA…
WAKULLA COUNTY IN FLORIDA…
* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
* AT 512 PM EDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED FLASH
FLOODING FROM INTENSE RAIN BANDS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CRAWFORDVILLE…SOPCHOPPY…AND SANBORN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS
WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.
AREA RAIN GAUGES HAVE REPORTED 10 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE
REGION SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 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.
REPORT FLOODING OR FLOOD DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR…YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Here are the particulars from the 4 p.m. advisory:
SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT…2100 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…29.3N 85.1W
ABOUT 30 MI…45 KM SSW OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…45 MPH…75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 5 MPH…7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…993 MB…29.32 INCHES
