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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

1215 AM CST FRI FEB 06 2004





THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A





* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  VILLAGE CREEK IN JEFFERSON COUNTY





* UNTIL 400 AM



* AT 1215 AM FRIDAY 02/06 HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE VILLAGE CREEK

 BASIN WAS PRODUCING RAPID RISES ON THE CREEK... AND A FLASH FLOOD

 WARNING IS IN EFFECT.



 FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET...THE CREEK WAS AT 10.6 FEET AT 1215 AM

 TIME.  A CREST OF 14 FEET IS FORECAST AT THE AVENUE W BRIDGE WITHIN

 THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



FOR VILLAGE CREEK AT AVENUE W...

MINOR FLOODING IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING.

 

LATEST STAGE...WAS 10.6 FEET AT 1215 AM FRIDAY.

FLOOD STAGE...IS 10.0 FEET. 

 

THE FORECAST...FOR VILLAGE CREEK AT AVENUE W...

THE CREEK IS CURRENTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

IT WILL CREST NEAR 14 FEET AT 3 AM..





DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 

 THE WATER 

DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.  TWO FEET

 OF RUSHING 

WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. 

 VEHICLES 

CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGH

 GROUND.



YOU CAN REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 

1-800-856-0758.



LAT...LON 3348 8729 3329 8704 3358 8659 3383 8678



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