Published on: August 2, 2012 at 4:43 PM

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 439 PM CDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MARION
AND WESTERN WINSTON COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES OF
RAINFALL HAVE FALLEN OVER THE LAST HOUR…AN ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
LYNN…WINFIELD…ASHBANK…BRILLIANT…GLEN ALLEN…GU-WIN…
GUIN…LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE AND NAUVOO.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REPORTED THAT ROADWAYS HAVE BECOME
IMPASSIBLE IN THE CITY OF BRILLIANT DUE TO FLOODING.