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Wednesday, July 27, 2005

ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:
WGUS54 KBMX 272311
FFWBMX
ALC009-055-280115-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
609 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ONEONTA
ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GADSDEN

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 607 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORMS OVER BLOUNT AND ETOWAH
COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES HAS FALLEN
ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALNUT
GROVE...SUSAN MOORE...SNEAD...SARDIS CITY...REECE CITY...HOKES
BLUFF...CLEVELAND...BLOUNTSVILLE...ATTALLA AND ALTOONA.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3383 8656 3399 8626 3391 8604 3398 8587
3421 8595 3417 8649 3409 8665

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