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WGUS54 KBMX 300029

FFWBHM

ALC073-300130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

728 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOMEWOOD AND HOOVER



* UNTIL 830 PM CDT



* AT 728 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OF PATTON CREEK 

  IN THE VESTAVIA HILLS AREA FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORMS.  THE STORMS  

  PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.  DOPPLER RADAR    

  ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN IN SOUTHERN    

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE HOMEWOOD...VESTAVIA HILLS...AND HOOVER     

  AREAS SINCE 430 PM CDT.  AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAINFALL IS  

  EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA THROUGH 830 PM CDT AND WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE 

  FLOODING CONDITIONS.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO      

  HOMEWOOD...VESTAVIA HILLS...HOOVER...AND CAHABA HEIGHTS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



CALL 1-800-856-0758 TO REPORT FLOODING CONDITIONS.



LAT...LON 3344 8690 3334 8687 3347 8669 3350 8684



$$

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000 

WGUS54 KBMX 300029

FFWBHM

ALC073-300130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

728 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOMEWOOD AND HOOVER



* UNTIL 830 PM CDT



* AT 728 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OF PATTON CREEK 

  IN THE VESTAVIA HILLS AREA FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORMS.  THE STORMS  

  PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.  DOPPLER RADAR    

  ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN IN SOUTHERN    

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE HOMEWOOD...VESTAVIA HILLS...AND HOOVER     

  AREAS SINCE 430 PM CDT.  AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAINFALL IS  

  EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA THROUGH 830 PM CDT AND WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE 

  FLOODING CONDITIONS.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO      

  HOMEWOOD...VESTAVIA HILLS...HOOVER...AND CAHABA HEIGHTS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



CALL 1-800-856-0758 TO REPORT FLOODING CONDITIONS.



LAT...LON 3344 8690 3334 8687 3347 8669 3350 8684



$$

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