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WGUS54 KHUN 060446

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ALC043-071-095-061045-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

1046 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

  JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 445 AM CST



* AT 1046 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS      

  PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA. 



THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 

OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLIER THIS EVENING. 

RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED FOUR INCH AMOUNTS...CAN BE 

EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA OVERNIGHT. THESE TOTALS WILL CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  ALBERTVILLE...ARAB...BOAZ...BRIDGEPORT...CULLMAN...GOOD HOPE...

  GRANT...GUNTERSVILLE...HANCEVILLE...HOLLYWOOD...PISGAH...

  SCOTTSBORO...SECTION...SKYLINE...STEVENSON AND WOODVILLE



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOOD

WATERS. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



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



LAT...LON 3394 8711 3428 8710 3433 8658 3449 8652

          3455 8637 3499 8631 3499 8561 3486 8560

          3461 8582 3444 8613 3422 8611 3412 8632

          3427 8644 3397 8680 3384 8701



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