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000 

WGUS54 KHUN 062325

FFWHUN

ALC059-070100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

525 PM CST MON DEC 6 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 700 PM CST



* AT 525 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

WAS OCCURRING OVER FRANKLIN COUNTY.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE  

AND TWO INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY SINCE NOON.     

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE    

THIS EVENING.  NUMEROUS ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE CURRENTLY        

UNDER WATER.  HIGHWAY 247 REMAINS CLOSED DUE TO A LANDSLIDE CAUSED   

BY THE HEAVY RAIN.  ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL AGGRAVATE FLOODING PROBLEMS 

TONIGHT...AND WITH AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS AT OR ABOVE BANKFULL      

WIDESPREAD FLOODING PROBLEMS WILL BE LIKELY.   



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

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



ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT.



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. AS LITTLE AS SIX INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE

CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF MOVING WATER CAN FLOAT MOST 

VEHICLES. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. IF 

DRIVING...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3455 8757 3433 8754 3434 8812 3456 8813



$$ 



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000 

WGUS54 KHUN 062325

FFWHUN

ALC059-070100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

525 PM CST MON DEC 6 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 700 PM CST



* AT 525 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

WAS OCCURRING OVER FRANKLIN COUNTY.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE  

AND TWO INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY SINCE NOON.     

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE    

THIS EVENING.  NUMEROUS ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE CURRENTLY        

UNDER WATER.  HIGHWAY 247 REMAINS CLOSED DUE TO A LANDSLIDE CAUSED   

BY THE HEAVY RAIN.  ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL AGGRAVATE FLOODING PROBLEMS 

TONIGHT...AND WITH AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS AT OR ABOVE BANKFULL      

WIDESPREAD FLOODING PROBLEMS WILL BE LIKELY.   



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

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



ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT.



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. AS LITTLE AS SIX INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE

CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF MOVING WATER CAN FLOAT MOST 

VEHICLES. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. IF 

DRIVING...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3455 8757 3433 8754 3434 8812 3456 8813



$$ 



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