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000 

WGUS74 KHUN 230434

FFSHUN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

1029 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2006



ALC077-230515-

LAUDERDALE AL-

1029 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CST FOR

LAUDERDALE COUNTY...



AT 1029 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE STEADY RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY. THE 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED THE INITIAL FLASH FLOODING 

HAVE LIFTED NORTHEAST OF THE WARNED AREA...BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

WILL CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING. RADAR ESTIMATES AND 

SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY 

FALLEN ACROSS LAUDERDALE COUNTY.



NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE THIS EVENING ACROSS 

LAUDERDALE COUNTY. SPECIFICALLY...WIDESPREAD FLOODING HAS BEEN 

REPORTED IN FLORENCE WHERE MANY ROADS HAVE BEEN BARRICADED.



IN ADDITION...THE SHOAL CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS EVENING AND 

THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RESIDENTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD BE 

ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOOD 

WATERS THREATEN. 



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. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE 

AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE INTO WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.



LAT...LON 3476 8781 3478 8769 3484 8749 3480 8722

      3500 8721 3502 8804 3494 8813 3486 8794

      3479 8789



$$



CBD

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000 

WGUS74 KHUN 230434

FFSHUN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

1029 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2006



ALC077-230515-

LAUDERDALE AL-

1029 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CST FOR

LAUDERDALE COUNTY...



AT 1029 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE STEADY RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY. THE 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED THE INITIAL FLASH FLOODING 

HAVE LIFTED NORTHEAST OF THE WARNED AREA...BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

WILL CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING. RADAR ESTIMATES AND 

SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY 

FALLEN ACROSS LAUDERDALE COUNTY.



NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE THIS EVENING ACROSS 

LAUDERDALE COUNTY. SPECIFICALLY...WIDESPREAD FLOODING HAS BEEN 

REPORTED IN FLORENCE WHERE MANY ROADS HAVE BEEN BARRICADED.



IN ADDITION...THE SHOAL CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS EVENING AND 

THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RESIDENTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD BE 

ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOOD 

WATERS THREATEN. 



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. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE 

AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE INTO WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.



LAT...LON 3476 8781 3478 8769 3484 8749 3480 8722

      3500 8721 3502 8804 3494 8813 3486 8794

      3479 8789



$$



CBD

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