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Thursday, August 10, 2006

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KBMX 102035
FFWBMX
ALC133-102200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
333 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 329 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DOUBLE
SPRINGS

A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF WINSTON COUNTY. ROADS WERE COVERED WITH
WATER IN THE DOUBLE SPRINGS AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH 5 PM.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
ON THE WEB WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX (SUBMIT A STORM REPORT)
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3405 8752 3405 8730 3423 8730 3423 8752

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