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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

158 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2005



ALC015-021-029-037-117-121-122100-

CHILTON AL-COOSA AL-SHELBY AL-TALLADEGA AL-CLEBURNE AL-CALHOUN AL-

158 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR 

CALHOUN...CLEBURNE...TALLADEGA...SHELBY...COOSA AND CHILTON 

COUNTIES...



AT 152 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.  THESE STORMS 

WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HEFLIN 

TO 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLANTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.



THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING IN WESTERN CLAY COUNTY...SOUTHWEST OF 

MOUNT CHEAHA...AND ALONG TALLADEGA CREEK.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE 

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME 

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR 

CREEKS...AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.





LAT...LON 3270 8695 3316 8678 3347 8651 3346 8638

      3341 8637 3351 8628 3349 8625 3355 8619

      3361 8619 3395 8588 3395 8540 3353 8532

      3352 8591 3332 8606 3329 8613 3313 8622

      3279 8623 3270 8695



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