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WGUS54 KBMX 301354

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ALC017-081-087-123-301645-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

849 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...HUGULEY

  LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SMITHS...OPELIKA...AUBURN...CHEWACLA

  STATE PARK

  TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DADEVILLE...ALEXANDER CITY...WIND

  CREEK STATE PARK

  MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TUSKEGEE



* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT



* AT 848 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW SITE

  AND STROUD



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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.



SPECIFIC AREAS OF CONCERN INCLUED...AREAS ALONG THE TALLAPOOSA 

RIVER...CHATAHOSPEE CREEK...EMUCKFAW CREEK...LITTLE CHATAHOSPEE 

CREEK...ALLEN CREEK...MILLE CREEK...HLAWAKEE CREEK...THE 

CHATTAHOCHEE RIVER...UPHAPEE CREEK...AND RED CREEK.  



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...

ON THE WEB WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX (SUBMIT A STORM REPORT)

CALL 1-800-856-0758.



LAT...LON 3229 8587 3228 8592 3239 8601 3245 8599

      3248 8587 3275 8589 3277 8597 3275 8600

      3309 8599 3311 8597 3311 8524 3283 8517

      3260 8508 3253 8500 3248 8507 3248 8530

      3242 8534 3242 8542 3224 8544 3224 8586



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