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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

1051 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005



ALC057-075-093-300445-

FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL-MARION AL-

1051 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR MARION...

LAMAR AND FAYETTE COUNTIES...



AT 1045 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SHOWERS THAT COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. RAIN WILL 

CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH 1145...ONLY ADDING TO THE 3 TO 4 INCH 

RAINFALL TOTALS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



LAT...LON 3432 8817 3431 8766 3388 8764 3387 8754

      3370 8754 3368 8751 3368 8743 3361 8743

      3363 8763 3358 8767 3353 8768 3356 8827



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