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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

111 PM CST SAT FEB 22 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ALABAMA CONTINUE

UNTIL 4 PM...



AT 1 PM CST...HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF ALABAMA...HOWEVER

SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS STILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN

ALABAMA...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE

REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.



THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA THAT ARE CLOSED

OR HAVE WATER OVER THEM. AS A RESULT THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL

CONTINUE FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ALABAMA UNTIL 4 PM.



MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE VEHICLE RELATED. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OR

WALK ACROSS AREAS THAT ARE COVERED BY FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER DEPTH

MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. ABANDON VEHICLES

THAT STALL OR BEGIN TO FLOAT. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE THE

FLOOD.



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

LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.





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