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ALC077-083-089-061700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

851 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA



* UNTIL 1200 PM CDT



* CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE 

TO MOVE ACORSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING. RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA 

WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND 

MAJOR FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY IN THE WARNED AREA.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  FLORENCE...ROGERSVILLE...ATHENS...MADISON...HUNTSVILLE METRO       

  AREA...



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. WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF SERIOUS FLOODING HAVE 

BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE WARNED AREA.



LAT...LON 3498 8755 3484 8741 3465 8686 3465 8640

          3499 8638



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