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Friday, April 10, 2009

Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KHUN 102027
FFWHUN
ALC049-071-095-102230-
/O.NEW.KHUN.FF.W.0012.090410T2027Z-090410T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
327 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 326 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH MOVING
INTO THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SYLVANIA...SECTION...SCOTTSBORO...RAINSVILLE...POWELL...PISGAH...
IDER...HENAGAR...GUNTERSVILLE...GRANT...GERALDINE...FYFFE...FORT
PAYNE...CROSSVILLE...COLLINSVILLE...ARAB AND ALBERTVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3449 8556 3438 8562 3437 8565 3428 8575
3424 8582 3426 8644 3429 8646 3431 8653
3448 8655 3449 8651 3447 8647 3452 8635
3451 8633 3456 8631 3470 8616 3472 8555
3453 8551

$$

KULA

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