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ALC059-061830-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

837 AM CST MON DEC 6 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 1230 PM CST



* AT 837 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS       

  PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TRAINING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION 

  OF FRANKLIN COUNTY ALABAMA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME       

  HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THIS AREA FOR THE REST OF THE 

  MORNING...AGGRAVATING THE FLASH FLOODING THREAT. 



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  GOOD SPRING...ATWOOD...HODGES...DISMALS CANYON...PHIL CAMPBELL...  

  VINA...AND SPRUCE PINE.



AT THIS TIME...THE PRIMARY AREA OF CONCERN IS NEAR HIGHWAY 19 NEAR 

AND SOUTH OF VINA. THE THREAT AREA WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTY 

THROUGH THE MORNING.



DURING FLASH FLOODING...WATER LEVELS IN AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN

RAPIDLY INCREASE...TRANSFORMING THEM INTO RAGING CURRENTS. NEVER

ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOOD WATERS BY VEHICLE OR FOOT. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND



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 3457 8753 3420 8753 3420 8817 3458 8817



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