ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Watch

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WGUS64 KHUN 230121
FFAHUN

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
721 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
721 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2006

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

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

* UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY

* A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT...SPREADING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE
THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY MONDAY MORNING. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY SEE
AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA. THE RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN
AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* 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.

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 ON THIS EVOLVING
WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

CBD

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