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ALC033-059-077-231100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

1053 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

  LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 500 AM CST



* AT 1053 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

  A BROAD AREA OF RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA. ADDITIONAL      

  HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS NORTHEAST     

  MISSISSIPPI WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE WARNING AREA OVER THE NEXT    

  SEVERAL HOURS. EARLIER THIS EVENING...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF         

  RAINFALL PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED     

  AREA. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES  

  IN LAUDERDALE...FRANKLIN AND COLBERT COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...THE   

  SHOAL CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT            

  HOURS. RESIDENTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY       

  RISING WATER AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. 



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...  

  RED BAY...TUSCUMBIA...FLORENCE...ST. FLORIAN...ATWOOD...           

  BELGREEN...CHEROKEE AND MUSCLE SHOALS



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO LOCALLY TWO INCHES ARE 

POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.



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.



LAT...LON 3499 8721 3478 8724 3479 8742 3465 8748

      3434 8757 3434 8814 3499 8809



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