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ALC073-117-170100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

535 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SHELBY AND JEFFERSON

COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT.



...SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IS STILL OCCURRING...



AT 535 PM CDT...MAJOR FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG CREEKS AND 

STREAMS IN AND AROUND THE BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN AREA.  EVEN THOUGH 

THE RAIN IS COMING TO AN END...MAJOR RUNOFF IS STILL CAUSING 

SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS.  



PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID THE FOLLOWING CREEKS...



VILLAGE...5-MILE...PATTON...SHADES...TURKEY...AND VALLEY.



5 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE METROPOLITAN AREA TODAY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER 

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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 3372 8657 3355 8658 3341 8639 3328 8647

      3307 8654 3311 8688 3347 8729 3383 8689



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