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ALC073-115-117-121-221230-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

615 AM CDT SUN SEP 22 2002



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SHELBY...TALLADEGA... 

ST. CLAIR...AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 730 AM CDT.



AT 615 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THE 

HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED SOUTH ACROSS SHELBY AND SOUTHERN TALLADEGA 

COUNTIES WHERE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE 

POSSIBLE THROUGH 730 AM.  ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS LESSENED SOME OVER 

JEFFERSON AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES...FLOODING CONTINUES. AS MUCH AS 6 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS LIKELY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA 

OVERNIGHT.  THERE ARE REPORTS OF ROAD CLOSURES IN JEFFERSON 

COUNTY...TALLADEGA COUNTY IN THE SYLACAUGA AREA...AND SHELBY COUNTY 

IN THE WILSONVILLE AND COLUMBIANA AREAS.  SEVERE FLOODING WAS 

REPORTED IN THE VESTAVIA HILLS AREA OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.  



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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