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WGUS54 KHUN 180052

FFWHUN

ALC079-083-089-103-180500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

752 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT



* AT 752 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

  WAS OCCURRING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND WILL CONTINUE FOR 

  THE NEXT FEW HOURS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES HAVE

  ALREADY FALLEN IN THESE AREAS TODAY...AND UP TO ANOTHER INCH CAN   

  BE EXPECTED DURING THE WARNING PERIOD.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  ARDMORE...ATHENS...COURTLAND...DECATUR...FALKVILLE...FLINT CITY...

  GURLEY...HARTSELLE...HARVEST...HAZEL GREEN...HUNTSVILLE...

  MADISON...MERIDIANVILLE...MOORES MILL...MOULTON...NEW HOPE...NEW   

  MARKET...OWENS CROSSROADS...PRICEVILLE...AND TRINITY.



ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA 

WILL MOVE INTO THE WARNING AREA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL AGGRAVATE 

THE FLOODING THREAT. 



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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 3432 8755 3432 8664 3450 8655 3449 8634

          3499 8635 3501 8711 3476 8727



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