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WGUS74 KHUN 161637

FFSHUN

ALC077-161715-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

1135 AM CDT WED JUL 16 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LAUDERDALE COUNTY UNTIL 1215 PM 

CDT...



AT 1135 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

RAIN WAS DIMINISHING ACROSS LAUDERDALE COUNTY.  HOWEVER...RADAR 

ESTIMATES 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA...WITH 

FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.  



SOME CITIES AFFECTED THROUGH 1215 PM CDT INCLUDE...   

UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE...ST. FLORIAN...KILLEN...FLORENCE...AND 

SURROUNDING LOCATIONS.



MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE VEHICLE RELATED. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OR

WALK ACROSS AREAS THAT ARE COVERED BY FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER DEPTH

MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. ABANDON VEHICLES

THAT STALL OR BEGIN TO FLOAT. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE THE

FLOOD.



LAT...LON 3498 8781 3481 8766 3481 8760 3489 8736

          3500 8747



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