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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

1132 PM CDT SUN SEP 02 2001



FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING

COUNTIES...WINSTON...WALKER...JEFFERSON...SHELBY...LAMAR...FAYETTE...

PICKENS...TUSCALOOSA...SUMTER...GREENE...HALE...BIBB...CHILTON...

MARENGO...AND PERRY.



AN UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE WAS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE

AREA.  NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS

WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE

WATCH AREA.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OVERNIGHT WILL RANGE FROM

1 TO 2 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL...ALONG WITH THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT

HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...COULD PRODUCE SOME FLASH FLOODING AS THE

GROUND IS TOTALLY SATURATED.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR

RAPIDLY RISING WATERS AND FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...

KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING

IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.

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