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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1255 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN FLORENCE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
  SOUTHERN DARLINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 300 PM EDT
* AT 1253 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO REMAIN NEARLY 
STATIONARY OVER SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 95 ACROSS MUCH OF FLORENCE 
COUNTY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  DARLINGTON...LAMAR...FLORENCE...QUINBY...TIMMONSVILLE...MONT
  CLARE...SARDIS...CARTERSVILLE...MARS BLUFF...MECHANICSVILLE AND
  DARLINGTON RACEWAY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. FLOWING WATER MAY BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO
SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE
SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. YOUR CAR MAY STALL OR BE SWEPT FROM THE ROAD. MOVE TO A SAFER
LOCATION IF FLASH FLOODING IS ENCOUNTERED. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE NEAR A FLOOD PRONE OR OTHER LOW LYING LOCATION IN THE
WARNED AREA MOVE TO A SAFE LOCATION IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING
ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM FLOODED DRAINAGE DITCHES.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...YOUR VEHICLE MAY STALL LEAVING
YOUR STRANDED...OR YOUR VEHICLE MAY GET SWEPT FROM THE ROAD.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. YOUR VEHICLE MAY STALL LEAVING YOU
STRANDED...OR YOUR VEHICLE MAY BECOME SWEPT FROM THE ROAD. NEVER TRY
TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN...AND STAY AWAY
FROM LOCATIONS VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING.
&&
PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO
SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3420 8012 3422 8012 3444 7979 3435 7968
      3430 7966 3430 7962 3424 7956 3399 7990
      3402 7995 3417 8015
$$
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