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WGUS74 KHUN 220755

FFSHUN

ALC033-043-059-077-079-083-089-095-103-221000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

142 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR 

LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...FRANKLIN...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...

MORGAN...AND CULLMAN COUNTIES TIL 400 AM...



THE RAIN IS TAPERING OFF IN THE WESTERN 3 COUNTIES...HOWEVER 

MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL FROM MADISON TO 

HARTSELLE TO CULLMAN.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN 

SINCE 10 PM...ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. HUNTSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT 

REPORTED LIONS ROAD AND PINEY WOOD ROADS ARE FLOODED.  RESEARCH PARK 

BOULEVARD HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF PONDING OF WATER...WHICH COULD LEAD TO 

HYDROPLANING.  WE SUSPECT THERE ARE MANY AREAS FLOODED...BUT HAVE NO 

MORE ADDITIONAL REPORTS.  



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER...OR TO YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE

LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



LAT...LON 3504 8819 3404 8823 3388 8653 3500 8634



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