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Thursday, September 16, 2004

NewsChannel 19/Corr Wireless E-Warn: FFWHUN

From NewsChannel 19/Corr Wireless E-Warn:
WGUS54 KHUN 170056
FFWHUN
ALC095-170630-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 756 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
WAS CONTINUING ACROSS MARSHALL COUNTY. WHILE THIS RAIN WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP
TO AN INCH PER HOUR CAN STILL BE EXPECTED UNTIL THE RAIN ENDS.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY!

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ALBERTVILLE...ARAB...BOAZ...GRANT AND GUNTERSVILLE

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! TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

LAT...LON 3463 8611 3418 8612 3412 8632 3417 8657
3457 8657 3448 8648 3455 8638

$$

JE/23


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