...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTH GEORGIA. * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED WITH SCATTERED AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6 INCHES. * IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBILITY FOR LIFE THREATENING WATER RISES...ROAD WASHOUTS SHOULD BE A PRIMARY CONCERN TO MOTORISTS. WITH SEVERAL ROADWAYS REPORTED WASHED OUT ACROSS THE AREA IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR MOTORISTS TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH STANDING OR RUSHING WATER AS AUTOMOBILES MAY BECOME SUBMERGED OR CARRIED AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && MC
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 07:57:27 +0000
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