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ALC033-059-077-071730-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

820 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT



* AT 815 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS IN HUNTSVILLE AND 

COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER... 

NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI FROM GREENWOOD TO THE ARKANSAS STATE LINE. THE 

COMPLEX IS MOVING EASTWARD AT 35 MPH.  



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN JUST UNDER 1 INCH AND 2 AND HALF INCHES 

ARE EXPECTED...WHICH UNFORTUNATELY WILL ONCE AGAIN LEAD TO MORE 

FLOODING BY MID MORNING. MANY SECONDARY ROADS STILL HAVE SOME WATER 

OVER THEM FROM YESTERDAY DELUGE OF RAIN...AND THIS NEW RAINFALL WILL 

LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING.       



NEVER EVER 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.



A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN 

ALABAMA.



LAT...LON 3435 8814 3436 8813 3497 8797 3501 8775

          3498 8722 3479 8732 3481 8741 3456 8754

          3433 8757 3434 8814

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JDG

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