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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

604 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2005



ALC073-117-220015-

SHELBY AL-JEFFERSON AL-

604 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN 

JEFFERSON COUNTY AND ALL OF SHELBY COUNTY...



AT 604 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST JEFFERSON COUNTY 

MOVING SOUTH TOWARD OAK GROVE AND HUEYTOWN.  THE SHORT CREEK BASIN 

HAS RECEIVED 2.25 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST HOUR.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER 

SOUTHWEST JEFFERSON COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM.



ELSEWHERE...RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE 

BIRMINGHAM METRO AREA...INCLUDING PATTON CREEK IN VESTAVIA 

HILLS...AND ACROSS SHELBY COUNTY...PARTICULARLY THE HARDEST HIT 

AREAS OF MAYBERRY CREEK IN THE MONTEVALLO AREA...AND THE YELLOWLEAF 

CREEK BASIN SOUTH OF DOUBLE OAK MOUNTAIN. THESE AREAS RECEIVED 2.5 

TO 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 330 AND 5 PM.  



SINCE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS IS STILL OCCURRING...THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS SHELBY COUNTY...AS WELL AS 

SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY.



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.





LAT...LON 3358 8668 3356 8723 3308 8691 3307 8654

      3331 8651



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