THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... APPLING COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SURRENCY...PLANT HATCH...GRAHAM...BAXLEY... BACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ALMA... JEFF DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAZLEHURST... * UNTIL 1100 PM EDT * AT 903 PM EDT...HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS AN AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS TRACKS NORTH TO NORTHWEST OVER APPLING... BACON AND JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES. THIS RAINFALL IS FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...WHERE 2 DAY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL RANGES FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. FLOODED AREAS WILL BECOME AGGRAVATED BY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS EVENING. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF 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. 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. (DM)
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 01:18:00 +0000
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