The NWS Birmingham has issued a flood warning for Blount County…
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WGUS44 KBMX 061237
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
737 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009
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BLOUNT AL-
737 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN…
NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLOUNTSVILLE…
* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
* AT 734 AM CDT FLOODING OF ROADWAYS FROM RAIN THAT FELL EARLIER
THIS MORNING WAS OCCURRING IN THE WARNED AREA. WATER WAS ALSO
REPORTED TO BE COMING INTO A RESIDENCE IN THE BLOUNTSVILLE AREA.
FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND SOME URBAN AREAS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
FEW HOURS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER…ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
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.
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LAT…LON 3425 8646 3411 8632 3400 8635 3411 8661
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Also for Winston County…lightning data indicates the storms over Marion County are intensifying…watch out for these storms as they move into Winston County…
