ABC 33/40 EWARN: FFWBHM

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WGUS54 KBMX 300029
FFWBHM
ALC073-300130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
728 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOMEWOOD AND HOOVER

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 728 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OF PATTON CREEK
IN THE VESTAVIA HILLS AREA FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. DOPPLER RADAR
ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN IN SOUTHERN
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE HOMEWOOD...VESTAVIA HILLS...AND HOOVER
AREAS SINCE 430 PM CDT. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA THROUGH 830 PM CDT AND WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE
FLOODING CONDITIONS.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HOMEWOOD...VESTAVIA HILLS...HOOVER...AND CAHABA HEIGHTS.

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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.

CALL 1-800-856-0758 TO REPORT FLOODING CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 3344 8690 3334 8687 3347 8669 3350 8684

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