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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

120 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009



ALC115-117-121-141900-

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SHELBY AL-TALLADEGA AL-ST. CLAIR AL-

120 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR ST.

CLAIR...TALLADEGA AND SHELBY COUNTIES...



AT 119 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED

OVER THE WARNED AREA.



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

TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY...TALLADEGA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...STEELE...

SPRINGVILLE...RIVERSIDE...RAGLAND...PELL CITY...ODENVILLE...MOODY...

MARGARET...LINCOLN...GRANT TOWN...BRANCHVILLE...BALD ROCK...

ASHVILLE...ARGO AND COOSA ISLAND



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



&&



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...

CALL 1-800-856-0758.



LAT...LON 3383 8605 3368 8615 3368 8605 3359 8599

      3358 8579 3350 8591 3330 8598 3330 8612

      3311 8618 3311 8650 3303 8655 3308 8662

      3307 8693 3307 8694 3325 8702 3353 8652

      3379 8658 3382 8643 3398 8628 3398 8620



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