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000 

WGUS54 KHUN 191211

FFWHUN

ALC059-191430-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

710 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 930 AM CDT



* AT 710 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS   

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TRAINING OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF 

FRANKLIN COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES NEARLY TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY SINCE 6 AM. ADDITIONAL 

STORMS FROM PONTOTOC MISSISSIPPI TO NORTH OF FULTON MISSISSIPPI WILL 

TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS THROUGH 930 AM CDT.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  PHIL CAMPBELL...RED BAY...RUSSELLVILLE AND BELGREEN



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



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. AS LITTLE AS SIX INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE

CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF MOVING WATER CAN FLOAT MOST

VEHICLES...INCLUDING S U VS AND PICKUP TRUCKS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN

RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED.



LAT...LON 3458 8753 3420 8755 3422 8821 3459 8818



$$ 



JE/23

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000 

WGUS54 KHUN 191211

FFWHUN

ALC059-191430-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

710 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 930 AM CDT



* AT 710 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS   

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TRAINING OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF 

FRANKLIN COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES NEARLY TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY SINCE 6 AM. ADDITIONAL 

STORMS FROM PONTOTOC MISSISSIPPI TO NORTH OF FULTON MISSISSIPPI WILL 

TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS THROUGH 930 AM CDT.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  PHIL CAMPBELL...RED BAY...RUSSELLVILLE AND BELGREEN



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



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. AS LITTLE AS SIX INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE

CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF MOVING WATER CAN FLOAT MOST

VEHICLES...INCLUDING S U VS AND PICKUP TRUCKS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN

RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED.



LAT...LON 3458 8753 3420 8755 3422 8821 3459 8818



$$ 



JE/23

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