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WGUS54 KHUN 170258
FFWHUN
ALC033-059-077-079-083-103-170900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
958 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 400 AM CDT

* AT 958 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
WAS OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS
FOUND ALONG THE ELK RIVER BASIN IN LIMESTONE COUNTY...AND IN THE
QUAD CITIES AREA...AND WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS.
EVEN WHERE RAIN IS BEGINNING TO LIGHTEN IN INTENSITY...ESPECIALLY
OVER MORGAN COUNTY...RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE AND CREEKS AND STREAMS
WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGHER AND FASTER THAN NORMAL.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ARDMORE...ATHENS...CHEROKEE...COURTLAND...DECATUR...FALKVILLE...
FLINT CITY...FLORENCE...HARTSELLE...KILLEN...LEIGHTON...
LEXINGTON...LITTLEVILLE...MOULTON...MUSCLE SHOALS...NORTH
COURTLAND...PHIL CAMPBELL...PRICEVILLE...RED BAY...ROGERSVILLE...
RUSSELLVILLE...SHEFFIELD...TOWN CREEK...TRINITY...TUSCUMBIA...
UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE...BELGREEN AND MORGAN CITY

DURING FLASH FLOODING...WATER LEVELS IN AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN
RAPIDLY INCREASE...TRANSFORMING THEM INTO RAGING CURRENTS. NEVER
ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOOD WATERS BY VEHICLE OR FOOT. MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND!

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...
ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE RISING WATERS!

LAT...LON 3506 8679 3458 8680 3458 8656 3430 8657
3430 8714 3430 8822 3506 8821

$$

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