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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

817 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CENTRAL CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GLENWOOD



* UNTIL 1015 AM CST



* AT 813 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD

  SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CRENSHAW COUNTY

  MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  VERY HEAVY RAINS FROM THUNDERSTORMS

  EARLIER IN THE NIGHT HAS PRODUCES EXCESSIVE RUNOFF THAT HAS

  RESULTED IN WATER IN SEVERAL HOMES IN THE CITY OF GLENWOOD.  THE

  PEOPLE LIVING IN THESE HOMES HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.  MINOR NUISANCE

  FLOODING DUE TO SWOLLEN STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS

  THE REMAINDER OF CRENSHAW COUNTY...INCLUDING FLOODED STREETS IN

  THE CITY OF LUVERNE.  THE FLOOD WATERS WILL RECEDE LATER THIS

  MORNING AS THE RUNOFF SUBSIDES.



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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



LAT...LON 3167 8638 3155 8624 3161 8617 3187 8618

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