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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1043 PM PST FRI JAN 25 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MARIN COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL...

* UNTIL 145 AM PST

* AT 1036 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  AN AREA OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MARIN COUNTY.
  RADAR ALSO INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL
  CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. THE CORTE MADERA
  CREEK AT ROSS HAS REACHED BANKFUL AND IS CURRENTLY HOLDING
  STEADY. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE THE CORTE MADERA
  CREEK TO FLOOD COMMUNITIES ALONG ITS BANKS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAN
  ANSELMO...FAIRFAX...KENTFIELD AND ROSS.

RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AS WELL AS ROADWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW LYING SPOTS.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN
DEPTH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE
FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED OR IS
IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

LAT...LON 3802 12264 3807 12249 3782 12246 3788 12265
TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 180DEG 0KT 3791 12253

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