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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

845 PM CDT SUN SEP 02 2001



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHEAST ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELED.



THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...MADISON...JACKSON...

MORGAN...MARSHALL...DEKALB...CULLMAN...BLOUNT...ETOWAH...CHEROKEE...

ST.CLAIR...CALHOUN...AND TALLADEGA.



ALTHOUGH SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...THERE

HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME SINCE HEAVY RAIN HAS

OCCURRED.  THIS HAS ALLOWED SOME DRYING TO TAKE PLACE.  IN

ADDITION...FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT THIS AREA CAN

HANDLE SOME ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL SHOULD IT DEVELOP OVERNIGHT.



LATEST FORECAST MODELS INDICATE THAT AN UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE WILL

MOVE INTO THIS AREA ON MONDAY MORNING AND MAY AGAIN TRIGGER SOME

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL.  AT THAT TIME ANOTHER FLASH WATCH MAY BE

NEEDED.  CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED DURING THE

OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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