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Thursday, December 09, 2004

NewsChannel 19/Corr Wireless E-Warn: Flash Flood Warning

From NewsChannel 19/Corr Wireless E-Warn:
WGUS54 KHUN 091337
FFWHUN
ALC049-095-091930-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
735 AM CST THU DEC 9 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 130 PM CST

* AT 735 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER MARSHALL AND DEKALB COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES
NORTHEAST OUT OF CULLMAN COUNTY THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
ALBERTVILLE...ARAB...CROSSVILLE...FORT PAYNE...FYFFE...
GERALDINE...GRANT...GUNTERSVILLE...HENAGAR...IDER...POWELL...
RAINSVILLE AND SYLVANIA.

MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING THIS
MORNING.

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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3434 8654 3416 8631 3427 8589 3443 8560
3479 8561 3442 8608 3459 8625 3449 8655

$$

PB



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