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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

409 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2009



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409 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN MADISON AND NORTHEASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTIES...



AT 406 PM CDT...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ROADS 

COVERED WITH WATER IN EASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES 

FURTHER EAST FROM THACH TO BETHEL TO HAZEL GREEN.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

BETHEL...ELKWOOD...TONEY...HARVEST AND GLADSTONE.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

HUNTSVILLE.



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LAT...LON 3500 8683 3499 8656 3478 8661 3477 8686

      3501 8688



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