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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

1247 PM CST MON MAR 12 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  AUTAUGA COUNTY IN ALABAMA

  ELMORE COUNTY IN ALABAMA

  LOWNDES COUNTY IN ALABAMA

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN ALABAMA



* UNTIL 245 PM CST



* AT 1244 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER 

LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...ABOUT TO MOVE THROUGH

THE WARNED COUNTIES.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS...ON TOP OF THE RAIN THAT HAS 

ALREADY FALLEN THIS MORNING... WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY... 

COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS 

AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT 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. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.

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