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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

157 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MORGAN COUNTY IN ALABAMA



* UNTIL 500 PM CDT



* AT 152 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE 

AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MORGAN 

COUNTY...WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL OVER LIMESTONE 

COUNTY.  THESE STORMS WERE ALL DRIFTING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 

AROUND 20 MPH.  RADAR HAS INDICATED THAT ONE AND A HALF TO TWO 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR OVER EXTREME NORTHERN 

MORGAN COUNTY...JUST EAST OF DECATUR.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.



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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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