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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

600 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WARRIOR...TRUSSVILLE...MINOR...

  HUEYTOWN...HOOVER...GARDENDALE...FULTONDALE...BIRMINGHAM...BESSEMER

  SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PELHAM...HELENA...COLUMBIANA...

  ALABASTER



* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO            

  VANDIVER...  SYLVAN SPRINGS...PINSON...MORRIS...LEEDS...KIMBERLY...

  HOMEWOOD...GRAYSVILLE...CAHABA HEIGHTS AND BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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



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 3384 8687 3383 8680 3372 8657 3367 8654

      3357 8656 3355 8650 3350 8647 3348 8642

      3313 8652 3313 8689 3347 8724



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