BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
722 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ONEONTA…CLEVELAND…BLOUNTSVILLE…
* UNTIL 1115 AM CST
* AT 715 AM CST…LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED FLOODING THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTY AND SEVERAL ROAD HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
AUTOMATED OBSERVING STATIONS HAVE REPORTED 3 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE
COUNTY IN THE PAST 12 HOURS. EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN HAS SHIFTED NORTH
OF BLOUNT COUNTY…FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SUSAN
MOORE…STRAWBERRY…SNEAD…ROSA…NECTAR…MCLARTY…BROOKSVILLE
AND BANGOR
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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.
LAT…LON 3411 8631 3393 8637 3392 8634 3387 8635
3377 8659 3377 8665 3384 8676 3381 8695
3382 8696 3391 8693 3395 8680 3407 8668
3409 8670 3412 8660 3426 8652 3427 8645
