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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

1155 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

  SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

  ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

  CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA

  CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA

  CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA

  TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA

  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

  ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 400 PM CST



* AT 1155 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH

  FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...HOWEVER...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM 

RECENT HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS 

AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW 

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM 

SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING 

WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3349 8531 3350 8532 3350 8564 3312 8566

      3312 8650 3303 8653 3309 8663 3307 8692

      3328 8705 3331 8716 3348 8734 3367 8706

      3391 8692 3401 8673 3426 8652 3427 8645

      3411 8631 3419 8618 3421 8585 3451 8552



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