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ALC071-170630-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

840 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 130 AM CDT



* AT 840 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

  WAS OCCURRING OVER ALL OF JACKSON COUNTY. GROUND TRUTH REPORTS     

  SHOW RAINFALL OF THREE AND A HALF TO FIVE AND A HALF INCHES SO FAR 

  TODAY. EXPECT RAINFALL OF AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR TO CONTINUE AT   

  LEAST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF CREEKS   

  AND STREAMS. THERE COULD ALSO BE CONCERNS WITH LANDSLIDES WHEN THE 

  HEAVY RAIN AND SATURATED SOILS COMBINE WITH THE HIGH WINDS.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  BRIDGEPORT...HOLLYWOOD...PISGAH...SCOTTSBORO...SECTION...SKYLINE...

  STEVENSON AND WOODVILLE



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



LAT...LON 3498 8548 3461 8579 3447 8604 3461 8636

      3500 8631



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