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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
740 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
WEST CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
WESTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 740 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO
TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
BESSEMER…BIRMINGHAM…BLOUNTSVILLE…CARBON HILL…CLEVELAND…
CORDOVA…DORA…FAIRFIELD…FULTONDALE…GARDENDALE…HOMEWOOD…
HUEYTOWN…IRONDALE…JASPER…LEEDS…MOUNTAIN BROOK…
PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE…SUMITON…TRUSSVILLE…VESTAVIA HILLS…
ADAMSVILLE…ALABAMA ADVENTURE…ALLGOOD…ALTON…ARKADELPHIA…
B.J.C.C….BANGOR…BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK…BELOIT AND BIRMINGHAM
AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT RAINBANDS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
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 3426 8646 3355 8654 3326 8704 3396 8759
3400 8716 3399 8710 3389 8708 3389 8700
3387 8698 3387 8695 3392 8692 3396 8680
3400 8674 3407 8669 3409 8670 3413 8660
3422 8655
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