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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

528 PM CST WED JAN 23 2002



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR LAUDERDALE AND

LIMESTONE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CST.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS CONTINUE SHOWING SCATTERED SHOWERS

OVER NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.  FLOODING WILL STILL REMAIN POSSIBLE AS

RAINFALL FROM THESE SHOWERS IS ADDED TO THE RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER

RAINFALL.  HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED OVER SOUTHERN TENNESSEE HAS

BEEN HELPING TO KEEP RIVERS AND STREAMS HIGH.



EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO REPORT CONSIDERABLE

FLOODING OVER LAUDERDALE AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES...WITH NUMEROUS

ROADWAYS UNDER WATER AND CLOSED. BECAUSE OF THIS...THE FLASH FLOOD

WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST.



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.

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