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WGUS54 KHUN 170056

FFWHUN

ALC095-170630-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

756 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 130 AM CDT



* AT 756 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

  WAS CONTINUING ACROSS MARSHALL COUNTY. WHILE THIS RAIN WILL SLOWLY 

  DIMINISH THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP  

  TO AN INCH PER HOUR CAN STILL BE EXPECTED UNTIL THE RAIN ENDS.     

  RAINFALL TOTALS OF FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED         

  THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY 



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

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



DURING FLASH FLOODING...WATER LEVELS IN AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN

RAPIDLY INCREASE...TRANSFORMING THEM INTO RAGING CURRENTS. NEVER

ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOOD WATERS BY VEHICLE OR FOOT. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND



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 RISING 

WATERS TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN



LAT...LON 3463 8611 3418 8612 3412 8632 3417 8657

      3457 8657 3448 8648 3455 8638



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