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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

415 PM CST WED JAN 23 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 800 PM CST



* AT 410 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO REPORT 

NUMEROUS ROADWAYS ACROSS LAUDERDALE COUNTY WITH WATER FLOWING ACROSS 

THEM...AND THESE ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN CLOSED.  HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ALSO 

OCURRED OVER SOUTHERN TENNESSEE...AND THIS RUNOFF WILL BE FLOWING 

INTO THE SHOAL CREEK AND ELK RIVER BASINS.  EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM 

EARLIER SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.  

ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS 

AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS COULD ALSO STILL HAVE FLOODING 

GOING ON.  



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.

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