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Monday, February 21, 2005

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KHUN 211842
FFWHUN
ALC077-212140-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1240 PM CST MON FEB 21 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 340 PM CST

* AT 1240 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS LAUDERDALE
COUNTY. AS THIS LINE STRENGTHENS AND MOVES EAST ACROSS THE
COUNTY THROUGH 2 PM...AVERAGE RAINFALL OF AROUND AN INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. THIS RAIN WILL FALL ON GROUND THAT IS ALREADY AT OR
NEAR SATURATION...ESPECIALLY FROM THE FLORENCE AREA EASTWARD.
THE RESULTING EXCESS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
FLORENCE...KILLEN...LEXINGTON...ROGERSVILLE AND
UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

LAT...LON 3501 8821 3475 8781 3482 8753 3480 8723
3503 8720

$$

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