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ALC049-071-095-072100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

245 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MARSHALL...JACKSON AND DEKALB 

COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...



RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE COMING TO AN END ACROSS 

THE AREA...AND THE FLOOD THREAT WAS DIMINISHING. THEREFORE THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING FOR DE KALB...JACKSON...AND MARSHALL COUNTY HAS BEEN 

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM RECENT RAINS...AND SATURATED 

SOIL CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY.  



DO NOT DRIVE TRAVEL AREAS COVERED WITH FLOOD WATERS...OR DRIVE 

AROUND ROAD CLOSURE BARRICADES. MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN MOTOR 

VEHICLES. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 ON CDT.



PLEASE REPORT INCIDENTS OF FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT 

AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 

FORECAST OFFICE IN HUNTSVILLE.



LAT...LON 3422 8641 3431 8649 3431 8662 3452 8655 3447 8650 

          3448 8642 3451 8632 3488 8634 3496 8624 3499 8628 

          3498 8563 3450 8557 3423 8587



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