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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

609 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ONEONTA

  ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GADSDEN



* UNTIL 815 PM CDT



* AT 607 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORMS OVER BLOUNT AND ETOWAH         

  COUNTIES.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES HAS FALLEN      

  ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALNUT

  GROVE...SUSAN MOORE...SNEAD...SARDIS CITY...REECE CITY...HOKES

  BLUFF...CLEVELAND...BLOUNTSVILLE...ATTALLA AND ALTOONA.



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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...

CALL 1-800-856-0758.



LAT...LON 3383 8656 3399 8626 3391 8604 3398 8587

      3421 8595 3417 8649 3409 8665



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