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Wednesday, July 20, 2005

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KHUN 202051
FFWHUN
ALC033-210045-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
351 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 351 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MAINLY
EASTERN COLBERT COUNTY. RAINFALL OVER TWO INCHES HAS OCCURRED IN
THE LAST HOUR...AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA AS THE STORMS RAIN THEMSELVES OUT.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
LEIGHTON...LITTLEVILLE...MUSCLE SHOALS...SHEFFIELD AND TUSCUMBIA

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 3457 8779 3457 8752 3470 8743 3480 8743
3482 8756 3477 8774

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