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000 

WGUS74 KHUN 191421

FFSHUN

ALC071-191445-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

920 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR JACKSON COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO 

EXPIRE AT 930 AM CDT...



AT 920 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT

RAINFALL WAS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND THE FLOOD 

THREAT WAS DIMINISHING AS WELL. SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY 

CONTINUE...BUT THE SERIOUS THREAT OF FLOODING IS ENDING. THUS THE 

FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



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

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



LAT...LON 3499 8561 3480 8563 3450 8603 3462 8610

      3462 8630 3498 8629



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