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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
946 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
* AT 944 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 2
TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. THIS LATEST
RAINFALL IS ON TOP OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN EARLIER THIS EVENING.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
GADSDEN…HOKES BLUFF…MARKTON…RAINBOW CITY…ANDERSON…
ATTALLA…GADSDEN MALL…GLENCOE…NOCCALULA FALLS AND REECE CITY.
BIG COVE CREEK IN THE HOKES BLUFF AREA IS THE MAIN AREA OF
CONCERN…BUT SECONDARY ROADS THROUGHOUT THIS AREA THAT ARE
RECEIVING THIS RAINFALL COULD ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLOODING SITUATION. YOU
SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL. STAY HOME UNLESS YOU ARE FORCED TO
EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3411 8584 3412 8582 3397 8574 3394 8581
3395 8588 3394 8590 3392 8590 3391 8594
3392 8594 3392 8597 3389 8597 3385 8606
3406 8610 3413 8584
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