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WGUS74 KHUN 162326

FFSHUN

ALC043-170230-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

626 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004



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

CDT...



AT 626 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

HEAVY RAINFALL STARTING TO DECREASE OVER CULLMAN COUNTY AS THE 

CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IVAN APPROACHES THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

OF OVER FOUR INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF CULLMAN COUNTY.



FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ON COUNTY ROAD 8 AND COUNTY ROAD 

1718 IN THE COUNTY. THE FLASH FLOODING THREAT WILL CONTINUE...AND 

THERE IS STILL A THREAT OF MORE RAINFALL ONCE THE CENTER MOVES NORTH 

AND EAST OF THE AREA.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED THROUGH 930 PM CDT INCLUDE...

CULLMAN...GOOD HOPE AND HANCEVILLE...AND SURROUNDING AREAS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...

ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY.



LAT...LON 3431 8649 3394 8666 3380 8710 3432 8712



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