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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Flash Flood Watch

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS64 KHUN 111748
FFAHUN

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1148 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS
1148 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. HOWEVER...SINCE THE FLOOD THREAT
IS ONGOING AND A FLOOD WARNING IS ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR THESE
COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WATCH WILL NO LONGER
BE IN EFFECT.

$$

ALZ006>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-120000-
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MADISON-MORGAN-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-
FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...
WINCHESTER
1148 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...CULLMAN...DE KALB...
JACKSON...MADISON...MARSHALL AND MORGAN. IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN AND MOORE.

* UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON

* A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST TODAY BRINGING MORE RAIN ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.
FLOODING IS ALREADY ONGOING IN SOME LOCATIONS...AND MAY CONTINUE
OR INCREASE LATER TODAY IF ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN OCCURS.

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH. BUT DUE
TO RECENT HEAVY RAIN...THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND ANY RAINFALL
WILL LIKELY CAUSE MORE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY STREAMS...CREEKS
AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN
THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR
QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING THREATENS.

$$

JE

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