From the NWS Huntsville…

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WGUS74 KHUN 090544
FFSHUN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1144 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

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1144 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

…A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE…MADISON…SOUTHEASTERN LIMESTONE…
NORTHWESTERN CULLMAN AND MORGAN COUNTIES…

AT 1141 PM CST…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS…THE PUBLIC…AND
NUMEROUS OTHER SOURCES REPORTED WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING…
PARTICULARLY IN THE HARTSELLE AND HUNTSVILLE AREAS. THIS IS AN
EMERGENCY SITUATION! TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED! EXTREMELY HEAVY
RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL THROUGHOUT MADISON…LAWRENCE…MORGAN…
LIMESTONE…AND CULLMAN COUNTIES. FLOOD CONCERNS ARE LIKELY TO GET
WORSE DURING THE NEXT HOUR. RIVERS…STREAMS…AND EVEN PLACES THAT
DO NOT USUALLY FLOOD…ARE FLOODED AT THIS TIME. IF YOU SEE WATER
OVER A ROADWAY…DO NOT TAKE A CHANCE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.
SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY!

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HARTSELLE…
HUNTSVILLE…SPEAKE…DECATUR…FALKVILLE…EVA…DANVILLE…
FLORETTE…PRICEVILLE…MADISON…BELLE MINA…MOORESVILLE…
HARVEST…MONROVIA…HAMPTON COVE…FARLEY…AND MAYSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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.

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LAT…LON 3405 8712 3430 8712 3431 8730 3461 8712
3488 8676 3491 8632 3450 8653 3454 8655
3433 8660 3401 8709

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