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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

1158 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2004





THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A





* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  VILLAGE CREEK IN JEFFERSON COUNTY





* UNTIL 5 PM CDT



* AT 1140 AM CDT HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE VILLAGE CREEK BASIN 

WAS PRODUCING RISES ON THE CREEK. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL DURING

THE NEXT FEW HOURS WILL CAUSE THE CREEK TO CONTINUE TO RISE

TO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT. 



FOR VILLAGE CREEK AT AVENUE W... 

NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING. 

  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 

 

LATEST STAGE...WAS 8.1 FEET AT 1150 AM THURSDAY. 

FLOOD STAGE...IS 10 FEET. 

 

THE FORECAST...FOR VILLAGE CREEK AT AVENUE W...

THE CREEK WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

IT WILL CREST AT 11 TO 12 FEET AROUND 3 PM THURSDAY.

IT WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 5 PM THURSDAY.

 

AT 12 FEET AVENUE W AND OTHER LOCAL STREETS IN THE 

AREA BECOME IMPASSABLE.  



* TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS 

WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO 

GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.  



YOU CAN REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY

CALLING 1-800-856-0758.



LAT...LON 3348 8729 3329 8704 3358 8659 3383 8678



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