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ALC033-049-071-077-083-089-095-070130-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

620 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR COLBERT...LAUDERDALE...LIMESTONE... 

MADISON...JACKSON...DEKALB...AND MARSHALL COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED 

TO EXPIRE...



THE THREAT FOR RAINFALL HAS TEMPORARILY ENDED ACROSS THE AREA AND 

THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  

HOWEVER...THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL ROADS THAT ARE IMPASSABLE EITHER 

DUE TO WASHED OUT BRIDGES OR HIGH WATER. PERSONS ARE URGED TO USE 

CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.   



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MORE RAINFALL MAY 

MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY.



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.



LAT...LON 3503 8761 3499 8556 3452 8552 3403 8612

          3393 8646 3411 8648 3454 8653 3468 8675

          3484 8739 3476 8749 3456 8751 3459 8811

          3500 8812



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