ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Watch

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS64 KHUN 222042
FFAHUN

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
242 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2006

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LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
242 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2006

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
COLBERT...FRANKLIN AL...LAUDERDALE AND LAWRENCE IN SOUTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE...FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN AND MOORE.

* FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
TONIGHT...SPREADING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WITH UP TO 3
INCHES POSSIBLE OVER NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. THE BEST TIME FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL BE FROM MIDNIGHT TO
MONDAY MORNING.

* THE MAIN FLOODING IMPACTS WILL OCCUR AS THE RAINFALL INTERACTS
WITH NEARLY SATURATED SOIL AND RUNS OFF INTO AREA CREEKS AND
STREAMS...CAUSING THEM TO RISE AND POSSIBLY FLOOD THEIR BANKS.
THIS INCLUDES TRIBUTARIES OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER...WHERE RAPID
RISES ARE ALREADY FORECAST TO OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
MORE LOCALIZED FLOODING...INCLUDING PONDING OF WATER ON AREA
ROADWAYS...AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT.

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. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO
OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM

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