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ALC033-059-077-060645-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

638 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 1245 AM CST



* AT 638 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS       

  PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. THESE 

  STORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA BY 730 PM CST...AND        

  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS   

  POSSIBLE...IN ADDITION TO THE RAIN FROM EARLIER TODAY.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  CHEROKEE...FLORENCE...KILLEN...LEIGHTON...LEXINGTON...

  LITTLEVILLE...MUSCLE SHOALS...PHIL CAMPBELL...RED BAY...

  RUSSELLVILLE...SHEFFIELD...TUSCUMBIA...UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE AND

  BELGREEN



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 RISING WATERS



LAT...LON 3500 8726 3460 8754 3432 8754 3432 8817

          3487 8809 3500 8818



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