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ALC077-010200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

430 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 800 PM CST



* AT 430 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT AS MUCH AS 2 

TO 3 INCHES HAD FALLEN OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY 

SINCE THIS MORNING.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS FOR LAUDERDALE 

COUNTY REPORTED NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLASH 

FLOODING.  IN ADDITION...CREEKS AND STREAMS REMAIN HIGH ACROSS THE 

COUNTY.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING HOURS... 

WHICH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE ANY ONGOING FLOODING 

PROBLEMS.   



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  FLORENCE...KILLEN...LEXINGTON AND UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE RISING 

WATERS



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 3500 8739 3487 8742 3485 8787 3498 8803



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