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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

945 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 1200 PM CDT



* AT 945 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN  FROM THE NEW HOPE AREA TO THE APPLE GROVE AND OLEANDER 

COMMUITIES. RADAR ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES DURING THE PAST THREE 

HOURS WERE COMMON THROUGH THE AREA WITH HIGHER TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 

INCHES IN MORE LOCAL AREAS. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO 

DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL 1 

TO 2 INCHES...POSSIBLY 3 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS...OF RAINFALL 

THROUGH NOON. 



THIS EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THESE AREAS. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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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