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Friday, April 07, 2006

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KHUN 080520
FFWHUN
ALC043-049-095-080815-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1215 AM CDT SAT APR 8 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA
MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 315 AM CDT

* AT 1215 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A TRAIN OF REPEATING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A
LINE THAT INCLUDES CULLMAN COUNTY AND MUCH OF MARSHALL AND DEKALB
COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ALABAMA. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF UP
TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE OCCURRING IN SPOTS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
THIS WILL CAUSE RAPID PONDING OF WATER AND RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND
STREAMS.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
ALBERTVILLE...ARAB...BOAZ...COLLINSVILLE...CROSSVILLE...CULLMAN...
FORT PAYNE...FYFFE...GERALDINE...GOOD HOPE...GUNTERSVILLE...
HANCEVILLE AND RAINSVILLE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

LAT...LON 3427 8643 3413 8631 3421 8611 3423 8586
3442 8564 3460 8553 3450 8604 3448 8618
3444 8637 3442 8658 3434 8659 3430 8709
3393 8709 3389 8697

$$

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