BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
222 PM CDT FRI OCT 9 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…VERNON…SULLIGENT…
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 219 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS FLASH
FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS CURRENTLY IN MISSISSIPPI. THIS
STORMS SHOULD ENTER LAMAR COUNTY BETWEEN 330 AND 4 PM. BE AWARE
THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS STORM IS MORE THAN AN HOUR AWAY AND WILL
AFFECT LAMAR COUNTY AFTER 330 PM…IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAMAR
COUNTY AIRPORT…CREWS…BLOOMING GROVE…BEDFORD AND BEAVERTON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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.
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 SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
