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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

220 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 830 PM CDT



* AT 215 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL BANDS OF   

  VERY HEAVY RAIN APPROACHING DEKALB COUNTY FROM THE SOUTH. RAINFALL 

  RATES WITHIN THE BANDS HAVE BEEB ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 1 AND 2   

  INCHES PER HOUR. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE     

  BEFORE THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IVAN MOVE NORTHEAST INTO EASTERN  

  TENNESSEE.      



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  COLLINSVILLE...CROSSVILLE...FORT PAYNE...FYFFE...GERALDINE...

  HENAGAR...IDER...POWELL...RAINSVILLE AND SYLVANIA



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

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE RISING WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

FLOOD WATERS. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



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 3450 8600 3462 8578 3484 8559 3452 8552

      3438 8568 3421 8585 3420 8611 3439 8612

      3446 8610



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