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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
327 PM CDT TUE JUN 1 2010
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JEFFERSON AL-
327 PM CDT TUE JUN 1 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…VESTAVIA HILLS…MOUNTAIN BROOK…
IRONDALE…HOOVER…FAIRFIELD…BIRMINGHAM…HOMEWOOD…
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 326 PM CDT TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED WATER OVER THE ROADWAY AT
LANE PARK ROAD NEAR THE BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GARDENS. ADDITIONAL
URBAN FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH ANY
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS…
HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
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