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Saturday, August 02, 2008

Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KHUN 022047
FFWHUN
ALC079-022215-
/O.NEW.KHUN.FF.W.0025.080802T2047Z-080802T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
347 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 341 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR HILLSBORO...OR
10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOULTON...MOVEMENT OF THE CLUSTER OF STORMS
IS TO THE SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WHEELER AND HILLSBORO.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY FOR
AREAS DUE WEST OF HILLSBORO WHERE 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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.

LAT...LON 3474 8729 3474 8716 3457 8715 3457 8729

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