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ALC033-059-077-060645-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

705 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FRANKLIN...LAUDERDALE AND

COLBERT COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CST...



...FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY...



AT 705 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING TO MOVE 

OVER COLBERT...LAUDERDALE...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST 

ALABAMA. IN ADDITION...STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST FROM 

MISSISSIPPI OVER THE SAME AREAS. 



FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IS 

POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS.



SOME CITIES AFFECTED THROUGH 1245 AM CST INCLUDE...

   BELGREEN... WATERLOO... FLORENCE... MUSCLE SHOALS... CHEROKEE...

   TUSCUMBIA... AND RUSSELLVILLE. 



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 SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY

WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST

OFFICE IN HUNTSVILLE.



LAT...LON 3500 8725 3455 8754 3431 8754 3433 8816

          3487 8809 3500 8818



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