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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

612 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM

CDT...



AT 612 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER ALL OF MADISON COUNTY. RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM AROUND ONE INCH IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE 

COUNTY...TO UP TO TWO INCHES ALONG THE HIGHWAY 231 CORRIDOR. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE 

EXPECTED THROUGH THE WARNING PERIOD.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED THROUGH 930 PM CDT INCLUDE...

GURLEY...HARVEST...HAZEL GREEN...HUNTSVILLE...MADISON...

MERIDIANVILLE...MOORES MILL...NEW HOPE...NEW MARKET...OWENS 

CROSSROADS...REDSTONE ARSENAL AND TRIANA.



PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS LIKELY TO BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE 

COUNTY...AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS 

ALREADY OCCURRING ALSO BE AWARE OF ROADWAYS WITH A CONCRETE 

MEDIAN...WATER CAN POOL ALONG THESE MEDIANS...CAUSING FLOODING 

CONCERNS ON LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS. 



REPORT FLOODING INCIDENTS TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

AGENCY...SO IT CAN BE RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN

HUNTSVILLE.



LAT...LON 3500 8635 3444 8634 3457 8680 3502 8681



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