The NWS has issued their standard preemptive flash flood warning for Lamar County. There are several low spots around the county that are prone to flood with heavy rain.
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
745 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1030 PM CST
* AT 741 PM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR
ESTIMATES SHOW ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE
PAST HOUR ACROSS NORTH LAMAR COUNTY. THIS AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WILL
SHIFT SOUTHWARD OVER THE NEXT HOUR COVERING ALL OF LAMAR COUNTY. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
MILLPORT…SULLIGENT…VERNON…BEAVERTON…BEDFORD…BLOOMING
GROVE…CREWS…DETROIT…KENNEDY AND LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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 3405 8799 3354 8795 3354 8827 3405 8820
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