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Thursday, September 16, 2004

ABC 33/40 EWARN: FFWHUN

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KHUN 162216
FFWHUN
ALC033-059-077-170300-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 516 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
HAD FALLEN ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN
SPREADING IN FROM THE NORTH AND EAST. RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...AND FRANKLIN
COUNTIES SINCE THIS MORNING...WITH TOTALS LOCALLY AS HIGH AS THREE
TO FOUR INCHES. RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID EVENING...WHICH COULD
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
CHEROKEE...FLORENCE...KILLEN...LEIGHTON...LEXINGTON...
LITTLEVILLE...MUSCLE SHOALS...PHIL CAMPBELL...RED BAY...
ROGERSVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...SHEFFIELD...TUSCUMBIA...
UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE AND BELGREEN

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 3503 8722 3478 8727 3477 8742 3453 8755
3428 8754 3425 8823 3506 8820

$$

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