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ALC059-062330-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

203 PM CST MON DEC 6 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM

CST...



AT 203 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER MUCH OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. RADAR 

ESTIMATES SHOW THAT NEARLY TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

SINCE 8 AM IN THE CEDAR CREEK...LITTLE BEAR CREEK AND BEAR CREEK 

BASINS OF NORTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTY. GROUND TRUTH NUMBERS SHOW THAT 

1.50 TO 2.50 INCHES OF RAIN FELL LAST NIGHT IN THESE AREAS AS WELL. 



RAINFALL OF AN INCH PER HOUR IS POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS 

THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED THROUGH 530 PM CST INCLUDE...

PHIL CAMPBELL...RED BAY...RUSSELLVILLE AND BELGREEN.



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 3458 8752 3420 8755 3420 8816 3458 8816



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