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ALC027-111-221045-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

516 AM CDT SUN SEP 22 2002



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CLAY AND RANDOLPH

COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM CDT.



AT 516 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

RAINFALL HAS DECREASED OVER CLAY AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, HOWEVER, 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED IN SPOTS.  RADARS ESTIMATE THAT 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 8 INCHES MAY HAVE OCCURRED OVER PARTS OF 

NORTHWEST RANDOLPH COUNTY AND NORTHEAST CLAY COUNTY OVERNIGHT.  

ALTHOUGH RAIN HAS BEEN GRADUALLY DECREASING...SOME FLOODING LIKELY 

CONTINUES IN THE WARNING AREA.



MOST FLASH FLOODING DEATHS ARE AUTOMOBILE RELATED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

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