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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

612 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2004



AT 612 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAIN

WAS DECREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER WESTERN COLBERT COUNTY.



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS COME TO AN END...FLOODING OF LOW

LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL CONTINUE.



SOME CITIES AFFECTED THROUGH 800 AM CDT INCLUDE...

   CHEROKEE...MALONE AND ALLSBORO AND SURROUNDING LOCATIONS.



AT 615 AM...RADAR SHOWS THAT THE HEAVY RAIN THAT WAS FALLING OVER 

WESTERN COLBERT COUNTY HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE COUNTY. 2 TO 3 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE LAST NIGHT IN WESTERN COLBERT COUNTY. 

ANOTHER HALF INCH TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS 

THIS AFTERNOON.



AT THIS TIME NO REPORTS OF FLOODING WERE RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL 

WEATHER IN HUNTSVILLE OVER COLBERT COUNTY.  



MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE VEHICLE RELATED. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OR

WALK ACROSS AREAS THAT ARE COVERED BY FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER DEPTH

MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. ABANDON VEHICLES

THAT STALL OR BEGIN TO FLOAT. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE THE

FLOOD.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY 

WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST 

OFFICE IN HUNTSVILLE.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER...OR TO YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE

LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



LAT...LON 3487 8712 3449 8712 3449 8759 3487 8759



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