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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

811 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA



* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT



* AT 805 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF LEE COUNTY.  THE STORMS WERE MOVING 

EAST AT NEAR 10 MPH.  RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES HAVE 

OCCURRED SINCE 6 PM...WITH THE GREATEST RAINFALL IN THE SALEM AREA.  

THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN 

SECTIONS OF LEE COUNTY THROUGH 10 PM.  THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 

CONTINUE TO EFFECT THE SOUTHERN HALF OF LEE COUNTY.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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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