Very heavy rain has fallen over western Cullman County, prompting a flash flood warning.
Doppler radar estimates indicate that over two inches of rain has fallen in less than an hour.
Very heavy rain continues across the northern part of the county, especially northwest of Bremen.
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
806 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
* AT 803 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN CULLMAN COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES OF TWO TO
THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA OVER THE PAST TWO
HOURS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
OF SOUTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY…INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF
ARKADELPHIA…BLACK BOTTOM…BREMEN…COLONY…CRANE
HILL…LOGAN AND WILBURN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF CULLMAN COUNTY THROUGH 9 PM CDT.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
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LAT…LON 3388 8701 3388 8708 3390 8710 3392 8709
3394 8712 3421 8711 3413 8693 3394 8683
3393 8686 3393 8687 3391 8689 3391 8691
3388 8692 3386 8694 3385 8698
Strong storms continue over West Alabama…here is the current radar.
