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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

424 AM CST WED JAN 23 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 730 AM CST



* AT 424 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF  

  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...MOVING      

  ACROSS PARTS OF LAUDERDALE AND COLBERT COUNTIES.  THE BAND OF VERY 

  HEAVY RAIN SHOWED LITTLE MOVEMENT AND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE 

  COUNTIES THROUGH 730 AM.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES HAVE 

  OCCURRED ACROSS PARTS OF THE COUNTIES.  AN ADDITIONAL 2 

  INCHES...OR MORE.. IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 730 AM.  A FEW ROADS IN 

  LAUDERDALE COUNTY ARE BLOCKED BY WATER.  MORE FLOODING WILL OCCUR 

  THROUGH 730 AM.



THIS REPLACES THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY ISSUED EARLY.



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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