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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

605 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006



ALC073-210030-

JEFFERSON AL-

605 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR

JEFFERSON COUNTY...



AT 605 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM 

PRODUCING SEVERAL AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS JEFFERSON 

COUNTY...MAINLY ACROSS THE CITY OF HOMEWOOD.  



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WARRIOR...

TRUSSVILLE...TRAFFORD...TARRANT...SYLVAN SPRINGS...PLEASANT GROVE...

PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE...MOUNTAIN BROOK...MORRIS...MINOR...

MIDFIELD...MAYTOWN...LEEDS...KIMBERLY...IRONDALE...HOMEWOOD...

GRAYSVILLE...GARDENDALE...FULTONDALE...FORESTDALE...FAIRFIELD...

CENTER POINT...CAHABA HEIGHTS...BROOKSIDE...BIRMINGHAM AND

ADAMSVILLE.



SEVERAL REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ON MANY ROADS 

ACROSS THE BIRMINGHAM METRO AREA INCLUDING LAKESHORE DRIVE...OXMOOR 

ROAD...GREEN SPRINGS AVENUE...76TH STREET AND 5TH AVENUE...AND AREAS 

NEAR HIGHWAY 11 IN ROEBUCK.  IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA THIS 

EVENING...DO NOT DRIVE OVER ANY ROADS THAT HAVE WATER COVERING THEM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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 3349 8714 3352 8713 3357 8712 3362 8709

      3367 8706 3377 8701 3384 8689 3384 8676

      3376 8665 3376 8655 3367 8653 3357 8656

      3353 8653 3347 8662 3348 8667 3326 8699

      3335 8713 3342 8714



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