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WGUS74 KHUN 301759

FFSHUN

ALC077-302230-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

1157 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LAUDERDALE COUNTY UNTIL 4:30 

PM...



AT 1157 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

BAND OF HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI MOVING 

NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.  THESE STORMS AND SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE 

WARNED AREA BETWEEN 12:15 PM AND 1:00 PM...PRODUCING HEAVY 

DOWNPOURS.  RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IS LIKELY THROUGH 2 PM.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED THROUGH 500 PM CST 

INCLUDE...FLORENCE...KILLEN...LEXINGTON...AND SURROUNDING AREAS.



WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED TRIBUTARIES OF CYPRESS CREEK RISING TO 

BANKFULL RAPIDLY.  FURTHER RUNOFF WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING 

EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.



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 3477 8866 3462 8854 3493 8807 3482 8725

      3499 8724 3502 8813



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