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WGUS82 KTAE 262038
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GAC185-262330-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
334 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004

...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
LOWNDES COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM EST MONDAY EVENING...

AT 334 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT ARE
JUST ENTERING LOWNDES COUNTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THESE STORMS THAT
ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH...ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
POSSIBLE IN THE VALDOSTA AREA. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

CONTINUOUS HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS TO SWELL
QUICKLY. RESIDENTS ALONG THESE CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE READY TO
SEEK HIGHER GROUND.

PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IS EXPECTED. DRIVERS SHOULD
REDUCE SPEEDS TO AVOID POSSIBLE HYDROPLANING.

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17-GOULD