ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Flash Flood Watch

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:

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BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
311 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

AUTAUGA...BARBOUR...BIBB...BLOUNT...BULLOCK...CALHOUN...CHAMBERS...
CHEROKEE...CHILTON...CLAY...CLEBURNE...COOSA...DALLAS...ELMORE...
ETOWAH...FAYETTE...GREENE...HALE...JEFFERSON...LAMAR...LEE...
LOWNDES...MACON...MARENGO...MARION...MONTGOMERY...PERRY...PICKENS...
PIKE...RANDOLPH...RUSSELL...SHELBY...ST CLAIR...SUMTER...TALLADEGA...
TALLAPOOSA...TUSCALOOSA...WALKER...AND WINSTON.

THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH 3 PM CST FRIDAY.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FELL ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY WITH OBSERVED AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. THE GROUND IS
NEARLY SATURATED FROM RAINFALL DURING THE PAST WEEK...AND ANY
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RAPID RUNOFF IN THE AREAS OF
CREEKS AND STREAMS.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD BACK INTO THE AREA TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THE RAINFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS
CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PERSONS LIVING ALONG LOW LYING AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND NEAR
SMALL STREAM AND CREEKS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS...TURN
AROUND DON'T DROWN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE
IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE
PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR
OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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