BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
349 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…VERNON…SULLIGENT…
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 344 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETECTED FLASH
FLOODING FROM A NEARLY STATIONARY CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
MIDDLE OF LAMAR COUNTY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAMAR
COUNTY AIRPORT…CREWS…BEDFORD AND BEAVERTON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
PEOPLE ALONG YELLOW CREEK SHOULD BE AWARE OF RAPIDLY RISING WATER
LEVELS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
