The Alabama Weather Blog

If you don't like the weather in Alabama, just wait ten minutes.

Current Time:


Saturday, July 02, 2005

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KHUN 022240
FFWHUN
ALC049-030045-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
539 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 535 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE MENTONE AREA OF EASTERN
DEKALB COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

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 3447 8569 3452 8551 3467 8555 3466 8571

$$

PB

WWWW

E-Warn is a free public service from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center
and Alagasco...For Reliability, Comfort, and Convenience Natural Gas has
the Home Advantage.

To sign up for other ABC 33/40 E-Warn products, or to unsubscribe, go here:
http://www.jamesspann.com/ewarnmain.html