BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
834 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TRUSSVILLE…
WEST CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPRINGVILLE…
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 824 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETECTED POSSIBLE
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. AREAS
MOST AFFECTED INCLUDE THE CITY OF WARRIOR…AND COMMUNITIES OF
VILLAGE SPRINGS…AND CLAY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WARRIOR…
TRAFFORD…HAYDEN…DALLAS…COUNTY LINE…BLOUNT SPRINGS…BANGOR
AND ARKADELPHIA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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.
