Flash Flood Watch

James Spann | February 4, 2010 @ 9:49 pm | Reply

WGUS64 KBMX 050242
FFABMX

URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
842 PM CST THU FEB 4 2010

…HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT…

.MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL
ALABAMA TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. WITH
SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS…ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD
CAUSE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WATCH AREA.

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SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-
MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-
LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LIVINGSTON…EUTAW…GREENSBORO…
MOUNDVILLE…MARION…CENTREVILLE…CLANTON…ROCKFORD…
ALEXANDER CITY…DADEVILLE…VALLEY…LANETT…LAFAYETTE…
DEMOPOLIS…LINDEN…SELMA…PRATTVILLE…FORT DEPOSIT…
HAYNEVILLE…WETUMPKA…TALLASSEE…MONTGOMERY…TUSKEGEE…
UNION SPRINGS…AUBURN…OPELIKA…PHENIX CITY…TROY…EUFAULA
842 PM CST THU FEB 4 2010

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA…EAST
CENTRAL ALABAMA…SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…AUTAUGA…
BIBB…CHILTON…COOSA…DALLAS…ELMORE…LOWNDES…
MONTGOMERY AND PERRY. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…CHAMBERS…
LEE…MACON…RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…
BARBOUR…BULLOCK AND PIKE. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…GREENE…
HALE…MARENGO AND SUMTER.

* UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY

* RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA
TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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