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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

409 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2003



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CLAY...RANDOLPH...

TALLADEGA...JEFFERSON...CALHOUN AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 700 AM

CDT.



AT 409 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHERN CLAY AND 

RANDOLPH COUNTIES. ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS REMAIN ACROSS THE REST OF 

THE AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN OCCURRED ON 

WEDNESDAY AND RUNOFF CONTINUES. MANY ROADS ARE STILL CLOSED DUE TO 

HIGH WATER AND AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING AT FULL CAPACITY.



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.



LAT...LON 3350 8726 3381 8695 3376 8666 3382 8643

          3398 8620 3386 8609 3395 8557 3347 8588

          3350 8533 3314 8524 3315 8646 3351 8638

          3359 8656 3331 8700



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