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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1219 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2017

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN FROM DOWNTOWN
JACKSONVILLE SOUTHWARD THROUGH PUTNAM COUNTY...

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western St. Johns County in northeastern Florida...
  Eastern Putnam County in northeastern Florida...
  Northeastern Clay County in northeastern Florida...
  South central Duval County in northeastern Florida...

* Until 615 PM EDT Monday

* At 1213 PM EDT, emergency management reported flash flooding,
  including water rescues on the St. Johns River and its tributaries.

This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for the St. Johns River basin from
Downtown Jacksonville southward through Putnam County.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. Go to the highest point
in your house if a single story, or on the second story if possible.
DO NOT GO INTO FLOOD WATERS as there may be electric current in the
water. Water will continue to rise until around 2 pm in Downtown
Jacksonville and will continue through the afternoon hours as the
tide moves southward through the St. Johns River basin. Water levels
may reach 4 to 6 ft above ground level on the immediate banks of the
St. Johns and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Jacksonville, Palatka, Orange Park, Green Cove Springs, Pomona
  Park, Hastings, East Palatka, Mandarin, Fruit Cove and Ortega.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to the highest point in your house or at least the second
story, if possible. This is an extremely dangerous and life-
threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

&&

LAT...LON 2950 8161 2935 8156 2932 8168 2934 8168
      2934 8166 2936 8166 2937 8171 2953 8180
      2977 8167 3005 8174 3030 8173 3035 8164
      2975 8145

$$

ARB
