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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

1021 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2004



...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 2 AM WEDNESDAY FOR LAUDERDALE 

COUNTY... 



AT 1025 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT RAINFALL HAD DIMINISHED TO SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN OVER LAUDERDALE 

COUNTY. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS COME TO AN END...FLOODING OF 

LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL CONTINUE.



AT 1010 PM...THE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED THAT 22 ROADS 

WERE CLOSED ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY. 

ALSO...CREEKS WERE GENERALLY CONTINUING TO RISE. IT IS ESTIMATED 

THAT MORE ROAD CLOSINGS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AS RUNOFF FROM EARLIER 

HEAVY RAINS CONTINUES. 



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED THROUGH 2 AM CST INCLUDE...

FLORENCE...KILLEN...LEXINGTON...ROGERSVILLE AND

UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE...AND SURROUNDING AREAS.



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 3503 8722 3479 8727 3482 8755 3476 8775

      3481 8788 3492 8802 3504 8800



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