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WGUS74 KHUN 172121

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ALC033-172200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

420 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR COLBERT COUNTY UNTIL 5 PM 

CDT...



AT 415 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER MUCH OF COLBERT COUNTY. RADAR 

AND SATELLITE HAS ESTIMATED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

OVER THE AREA SINCE 2 PM. MORE RAINS FROM SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS 

CONTINUED TO CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AFFECTED REGION. 

 

SOME CITIES AFFECTED THROUGH 5 PM CDT INCLUDE...

   TUSCUMBIA... SHEFFIELD...AND SURROUNDING LOCATIONS.



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED MANY ROADS IN THE TUSCUMBIA AREA OF 

COLBERT COUNTY WERE FLOODED. 



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

IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO 

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE 

ABANDONED IMMEDIATELY.



LAT...LON 3474 8811 3488 8809 3491 8803 3488 8796

          3482 8795 3473 8781 3481 8760 3481 8748

          3476 8742 3465 8746 3458 8753 3458 8779

          3459 8812



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