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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

826 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FRANKLIN...LINCOLN...AND MOORE 

COUNTIES IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...BUT RUNOFF PROBLEMS CONTINUE...



AT 830 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAIN

WAS BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE AFFECTED COUNTIES.



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS COME TO AN END...FLOODING AND RUNOFF 

PROBLEMS WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE 

AREAS. AT 816 AM...FRANKLIN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 

THAT SOME RESIDENTS NEAR ESTILL SPRINGS HAD BEEN FORCED TO EVACUATE 

DUE TO RISING WATERS.



MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE VEHICLE RELATED. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OR 

WALK ACROSS AREAS THAT ARE COVERED BY FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER DEPTH 

MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. ABANDON VEHICLES 

THAT STALL OR BEGIN TO FLOAT. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE THE 

FLOOD.



REPORT FLOODING INCIDENTS TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

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

HUNTSVILLE.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TO YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA 

OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



LAT...LON 3535 8657 3537 8628 3527 8591 3501 8588

      3502 8682 3527 8681



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