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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KHUN 070224
FFWHUN
ALC043-049-071-079-083-089-095-103-TNC051-103-070530-
/O.EXT.KHUN.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090107T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
824 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CST

* AT 823 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS...TRAINED STORM
SPOTTERS...AND MEDIA...REPORTED NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES...FLOODED
ROADS...AND WASHED OUT ROADS AND BRIDGES...THROUGHOUT PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. MODERATE RAINFALL CONTINUED
TO FALL THROUGHOUT THE AREA...WITH ABOUT ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF
RAIN PER HOUR OCCURRING. THESE AMOUNTS WILL NOT CREATE NEW
FLOODING BUT COULD PROLONG OR ENHANCE EXISTING FLOODING. AS A
RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW
HOPE...WOODVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...PRICEVILLE...OWENS CROSSROADS...
COURTLAND...MOULTON...MADISON...IDER...HUNTSVILLE...HENAGAR...
HARTSELLE...HANCEVILLE...GURLEY...GUNTERSVILLE...GRANT...
GERALDINE...FORT PAYNE...DECATUR...CULLMAN...CROSSVILLE...
COLLINSVILLE...BOAZ...ARAB...ALBERTVILLE...WINCHESTER AND SEWANEE.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH 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.

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 3420 8584 3418 8619 3410 8631 3426 8645
3426 8651 3400 8673 3386 8698 3388 8708
3394 8712 3430 8712 3431 8753 3463 8749
3511 8667 3517 8637 3513 8631 3519 8629
3527 8589 3500 8587 3499 8560 3452 8551

$$

JE


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