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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

402 AM CST THU DEC 9 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE

  MOORE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE

  JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 1000 AM CST



* AT 358 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.  FURTHER  

  DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS IS ALSO OCCURRING IN WEST CENTRAL     

  ALABAMA WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM.   

  RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IN 30 MINUTES WILL OCCUR IN 

  SEVERAL PERIODS...ADDING UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES AREAWIDE BY 10 AM.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...

  BRIDGEPORT...HOLLYWOOD...SCOTTSBORO...SECTION...SKYLINE...

  STEVENSON...WOODVILLE...COWAN...DECHERD...ESTILL SPRINGS...

  HUNTLAND...LYNCHBURG AND WINCHESTER



LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN THE HILLY TERRAIN WILL BE ESPECIALLY FLOOD 

PRONE THIS MORNING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS WHEN IT IS HARDER TO 

RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT 

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT 

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3532 8645 3501 8629 3464 8632 3450 8607

      3487 8562 3498 8564 3501 8591 3531 8595

      3538 8629



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