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000 

WGUS54 KBMX 080854

FFWBHM

ALC073-081200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

351 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA



* UNTIL 700 AM CDT



* AT 351 AM CDT...MOST OF RAIN HAS PUSHED SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF 

JEFFERSON COUNTY...BUT SIGNIFICANT RESIDUAL FLOODING CONTINUES. 

RADAR ESTIMATES THAT ARE LARGE PORTION OF THE COUNTY RECEIVED 6 TO 8 

INCHES OF RAIN TODAY WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10 OR MORE INCHES.  

TH3E RUNOFF OF THE WATER WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH 7 

AM.  SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN CLOSED AND AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE 

STILL AT OR ABOVE BANKFULL.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



CALL 1-800-856-0758 TO REPORT FLOODING CONDITIONS.



LAT...LON 3376 8665 3367 8653 3355 8655 3337 8681

          3349 8694



$$

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000 

WGUS54 KBMX 080854

FFWBHM

ALC073-081200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

351 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA



* UNTIL 700 AM CDT



* AT 351 AM CDT...MOST OF RAIN HAS PUSHED SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF 

JEFFERSON COUNTY...BUT SIGNIFICANT RESIDUAL FLOODING CONTINUES. 

RADAR ESTIMATES THAT ARE LARGE PORTION OF THE COUNTY RECEIVED 6 TO 8 

INCHES OF RAIN TODAY WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10 OR MORE INCHES.  

TH3E RUNOFF OF THE WATER WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH 7 

AM.  SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN CLOSED AND AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE 

STILL AT OR ABOVE BANKFULL.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



CALL 1-800-856-0758 TO REPORT FLOODING CONDITIONS.



LAT...LON 3376 8665 3367 8653 3355 8655 3337 8681

          3349 8694



$$

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