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Saturday, July 09, 2005

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Watch

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS64 KHUN 091935
FFAHUN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
235 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2005

...HURRICANE DENNIS TO BRING HEAVY RAIN TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...

.HURRICANE DENNIS IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE ALABAMA
AND FLORIDA BORDER LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AS IT DOES...RAIN BANDS
WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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/X.NEW.KHUN.FA.A.0001.050711T0000Z-050712T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...HARTSELLE...
GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...
FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
235 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2005

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING TO MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...
FRANKLIN AL...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MORGAN...CULLMAN...MADISON...
MARSHALL...JACKSON...DEKALB...LINCOLN...MOORE AND FRANKLIN TN

* FROM SUNDAY EVENING TO MONDAY EVENING

* HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE DENNIS WILL OVERSPREAD
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY
MONDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY MONDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE
CLOSER TO THE CENTER IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA. NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE HIGHER
RAINFALL TOTALS DUE TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* CONTINUOUS HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLOODING...ESPECIALLY
IN LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS. RISES IN AREA CREEKS...STREAMS AND
RIVERS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY.

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.

$$

PB

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