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Friday, July 06, 2007

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KHUN 062054
FFWHUN
ALC103-062245-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
353 PM CDT FRI JUL 6 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 353 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RESULTING IN POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING OVER THE
WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PRICEVILLE
AND DECATUR.

ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS...HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR
DECATUR...SOUTHEAST TOWARD FLORETTE. SIMILAR RAINFALL RATES NEAR
ATHENS HAVE RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING ALREADY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3436 8680 3435 8658 3446 8657 3449 8673
3461 8694 3463 8707 3447 8695

$$

DJN


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