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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

308 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAMILTON

  LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA



* UNTIL 600 AM CST



* AT 308 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  FLASH FLOODING FROM NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS      

  MARION AND LAMAR COUNTIES WHERE UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS         

  FALLEN SINCE TUESDAY EVENING.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  WESTON...HACKLEBURG...BEXAR AND BEAR CREEK.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 6 AM CST.  THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL 

ONLY AGGRAVATE THE ONGOING FLOODING ACROSS MARION AND LAMAR COUNTIES.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3393 8822 3359 8824 3393 8796 3419 8766

      3431 8767 3430 8814



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