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Wednesday, November 24, 2004

ABC 33/40 E-WARN: FFWBMX

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:



WGUS54 KBMX 241757
FFWBMX
ALC009-015-019-027-029-055-073-115-117-121-242200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1155 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA
ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 400 PM CST

* AT 1155 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...HOWEVER...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM
RECENT HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM
SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING
WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 3349 8531 3350 8532 3350 8564 3312 8566
3312 8650 3303 8653 3309 8663 3307 8692
3328 8705 3331 8716 3348 8734 3367 8706
3391 8692 3401 8673 3426 8652 3427 8645
3411 8631 3419 8618 3421 8585 3451 8552

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