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WGUS74 KHUN 180247

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ALC079-083-089-103-180500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

945 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON 

AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...



AT 945 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER LAWRENCE AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES... 

SLOWLY SPREADING EASTWARD INTO MADISON AND MORGAN COUNTIES. RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH HAVE FALLEN SINCE 7 PM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

OF AT LEAST ONE HALF INCH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 

MIDNIGHT.



SOME CITIES AFFECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT INCLUDE...

   MOULTON...COURTLAND...HARTSELLE...DECATUR...FALKVILLE...ATHENS...

   ARDMORE...ELKMONT...MADISON...HUNTSVILLE...HARVEST...NEW HOPE.



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 TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

HUNTSVILLE.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TO YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA 

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



LAT...LON 3456 8752 3480 8741 3475 8730 3482 8723

          3501 8721 3500 8635 3498 8634 3468 8634

          3463 8637 3460 8631 3452 8634 3450 8656

          3431 8659 3432 8752



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