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ALC033-059-077-060645-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

801 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 801 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER COLBERT AND LAUDERDALE COUNTIES... 

WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ABOUT TO MOVE BACK INTO FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



RAINFALL UP TO TWO INCHES HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR IN PORTIONS OF 

THE WARNED AREA. IN ADDITION...THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ROAD CLOSINGS 

IN THE CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR AND CROOKED OAK AREAS...ESPECIALLY 

ALONG AND NEAR FRANKFORT ROAD. ALSO...THE UNDERPASS NEAR MCFARLAND 

PARK IN FLORENCE IS REPORTED FLOODED.



RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL THREE COUNTIES THROUGH LATE 

EVENING...WHICH WILL AGGRAVATE AND PROLONG THE FLOODING THREAT. 



SOME CITIES AFFECTED THROUGH 1245 AM CST INCLUDE...

   BELGREEN... WATERLOO... CHEROKEE... ROGERSVILLE... ANDERSON...

   MUSCLE SHOALS... FLORENCE... 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. 



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST SATURDAY.



LAT...LON 3462 8755 3431 8754 3432 8816 3487 8809

          3500 8818 3504 8720



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