

000 

WGUS54 KBMX 011215

FFWBMX

ALC109-011800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

615 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TROY



* UNTIL NOON CST



* AT 615 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS PIKE COUNTY.   

  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF        

  RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS PIKE COUNTY SINCE MIDNIGHT.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO            

  TROY...BRUNDIDGE...ORION...AND   LINWOOD.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 

ACROSS PIKE COUNTY THROUGH NOON CST.   THIS HEAVY RAINFALL ON TOP 

OF ALREADY NEARLY SATURATED SOILS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.  MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS 

OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED 

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.  NEVER TRY TO CROSS A 

FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.  TO ESCAPE RISING WATER 

MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...

CALL 1-800-856-0758.



LAT...LON 3195 8617 3165 8612 3165 8574 3186 8569

      3200 8595



$$



MBS/91

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000 

WGUS54 KBMX 011215

FFWBMX

ALC109-011800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

615 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TROY



* UNTIL NOON CST



* AT 615 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS PIKE COUNTY.   

  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF        

  RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS PIKE COUNTY SINCE MIDNIGHT.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO            

  TROY...BRUNDIDGE...ORION...AND   LINWOOD.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 

ACROSS PIKE COUNTY THROUGH NOON CST.   THIS HEAVY RAINFALL ON TOP 

OF ALREADY NEARLY SATURATED SOILS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.  MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS 

OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED 

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.  NEVER TRY TO CROSS A 

FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.  TO ESCAPE RISING WATER 

MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...

CALL 1-800-856-0758.



LAT...LON 3195 8617 3165 8612 3165 8574 3186 8569

      3200 8595



$$



MBS/91

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