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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

414 PM CST MON FEB 21 2005



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MADISON AL-

414 PM CST MON FEB 21 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR MADISON

COUNTY...



AT 414 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS MADISON 

COUNTY...ESPECIALLY FROM CAPSHAW TO THE ALABAMA A&M CAMPUS...TO JUST 

SOUTH OF NEW MARKET. 



THIS AREA HAS RECEIVED EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL ALL DAY TODAY...AND 

EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...PONDING OF WATER ON 

ROADWAYS...AND FLOODING OF FIELDS IS OCCURRING. IN ADDITION...A 

NUMBER OF ROADS ARE COVERED BY WATER. SOME MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE... 

ESPECIALLY AS THE RAINFALL CONTINUES. 



LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...  

NEW MARKET...MOORES MILL...MERIDIANVILLE...HAZEL GREEN...HUNTSVILLE 

AND HARVEST



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. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3462 8678 3455 8634 3499 8632 3499 8677



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