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051-055-057-059-063-065-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

1102 AM CDT THU SEP 26 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA...



TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE WAS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF HATTIESBURG...

MISSISSIPPI...AND WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 14 MPH.  IT SHOULD

CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON

AND EVENING.



MORE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED OVER ALABAMA THIS

AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE

POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN COUNTIES

OF ALABAMA.  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME

NORTHWEST ALABAMA.



RAINS FROM LAST WEEKEND AND WEDNESDAY HAVE CREATED SATURATED SOIL

CONDITIONS OVER THE WATCH AREA.  ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL

CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR

RAPIDLY RISING WATERS AND FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...

KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING

IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.



DURING HEAVY RAINS...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER

CATCHMENTS...AND WATERWAYS.  SHALLOW...GENTLY FLOWING WATER

CAN BECOME A RAGING TORRENT IN A MATTER MINUTES WHEN HEAVY RAINS

OCCUR.

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