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ALC033-043-049-059-071-077-079-083-089-095-103-222200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

945 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS REISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

  LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

  COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 400 PM CST



* AT 945 AM CST...SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA WERE CLOSED 

OR HAD WATER OVER THEM.  THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF 

ALABAMA BUT RUNOFF CONTINUES TO CAUSE STREAM AND CREEKS TO SPILL 

OVER THEIR BANKS. AS A RESULT THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE 

REISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ALABAMA.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  ALBERTVILLE...ARAB...ARDMORE...ATHENS...BOAZ...BRIDGEPORT...

  CHEROKEE...COLLINSVILLE...COURTLAND...CROSSVILLE...CULLMAN...

  DECATUR...FALKVILLE...FLINT CITY...FLORENCE...FORT PAYNE...FYFFE...

  GERALDINE...GOOD HOPE...GRANT...GUNTERSVILLE...GURLEY...

  HANCEVILLE...HARTSELLE...HARVEST...HAZEL GREEN...HENAGAR...

  HOLLYWOOD...HUNTSVILLE...IDER...KILLEN...LEIGHTON...LEXINGTON...

  LITTLEVILLE...MADISON...MERIDIANVILLE...MOORES MILL...MOULTON...

  MUSCLE SHOALS...NEW HOPE...NEW MARKET...NORTH COURTLAND...OWENS

  CROSSROADS...PHIL CAMPBELL...PISGAH...POWELL...PRICEVILLE...

  RAINSVILLE...RED BAY...REDSTONE ARSENAL...ROGERSVILLE...

  RUSSELLVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...SECTION...SHEFFIELD...SKYLINE...

  STEVENSON...SYLVANIA...TOWN CREEK...TRINITY...TUSCUMBIA...

  UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE...WOODVILLE AND BELGREEN



DURING FLASH FLOODING...WATER LEVELS IN AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN

RAPIDLY INCREASE...TRANSFORMING THEM INTO RAGING CURRENTS. NEVER

ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOOD WATERS BY VEHICLE OR FOOT. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3502 8826 3426 8817 3377 8698 3426 8526

          3509 8556



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