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Thursday, April 02, 2009

Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KHUN 030025
FFWHUN
ALC083-089-103-030330-
/O.NEW.KHUN.FF.W.0010.090403T0025Z-090403T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
725 PM CDT THU APR 2 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 725 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT AREAS THAT WERE IMPACTED BY FLOODING AND
FLASH FLOODING EARLIER THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MORGAN
CITY...TRINITY...TRIANA...REDSTONE ARSENAL...PRICEVILLE...MOORES
MILL...MERIDIANVILLE...MADISON...HUNTSVILLE...HAZEL GREEN...
HARVEST...FLINT CITY...DECATUR...ATHENS AND ARDMORE.

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP
TO 2 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8654 3469 8638 3451 8653 3451 8654
3454 8655 3447 8656 3444 8659 3444 8711
3462 8711 3499 8690

$$

DJN

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