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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

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

From NewsChannel 19/Corr Wireless E-Warn:
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FFAHUN
ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-070900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
514 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE AL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING. THE WATCH INCLUDES
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN ALABAMA
MORGAN...CULLMAN...MARSHALL...LIMESTONE...MADISON...JACKSON...
AND DE KALB

IN TENNESSEE
MOORE...LINCOLN AND FRANKLIN

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN ALABAMA
COLBERT...FRANKLIN...LAUDERDALE...AND LAWRENCE

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN INITIAL BAND OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE BEEN
NOTED DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. AS A RESULT...THE
LIKELIHOOD OF FLOODING HAS INCREASED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE
WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK
ACTION IF FLOODING THREATENS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL MEDIA OR YOUR CABLE
TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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