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Thursday, August 26, 2004

ABC 33/40 EWARN: FFWHUN

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KHUN 261941
FFWHUN
ALC077-262300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
241 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 241 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER LAUDERDALE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY
IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY NEAR WRIGHT AND SMITHSONIA...
AND THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTY...NEAR FLORENCE...ST.
FLORIAN...AND KILLEN. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN
IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA...AND ANOTHER TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH 600 PM.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
FLORENCE...KILLEN...LEXINGTON...ROGERSVILLE...SMITHSONIA...WRIGHT
AND UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER
LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

LAT...LON 3503 8721 3475 8726 3483 8757 3474 8779
3481 8793 3490 8798 3491 8809 3505 8809

$$

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