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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

156 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 800 PM CDT



* AT 156 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED BANDS OF VERY      

  HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IVAN WERE MOVING INTO         

  MARSHALL COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES WITHIN THE SPIRAL BANDS HAVE BEEN  

  ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SEVERAL WAVES     

  OF THESE SPIRAL BANDS WILL AFFECT MARSHALL COUNTY THROUGH 800      

  PM.     



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  ALBERTVILLE...ARAB...BOAZ...GRANT AND GUNTERSVILLE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS 

ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



LAT...LON 3412 8631 3423 8609 3450 8611 3461 8618

      3462 8630 3451 8640 3453 8657 3436 8655



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