Flash Flood Warning : BMX@ 3/9/2011 6:05:14 AM

| March 9, 2011 @ 6:05 am | 1 Reply

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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
600 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
EAST CENTRAL BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
EAST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
EASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1000 AM CST

* AT 553 AM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED AN AREA OF
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. ONE TO
TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS…AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA DURING THE NEXT TWO HOURS. FLOODING OF FLOOD PRONE
STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE GADSDEN…SYLACAUGA…AND TALLADEGA AREAS DURING
THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
ANNISTON…CEDAR BLUFF…CENTRE…CHILDERSBURG……FORT
MCCLELLAN…GADSDEN…JACKSONVILLE…OXFORD…PELL
CITY…RAINBOW CITY…SAKS…SYLACAUGA… TALLADEGA… AND
ANNISTON.

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.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT…LON 3396 8539 3387 8564 3381 8559 3378 8564
3365 8564 3360 8574 3355 8574 3350 8591
3330 8598 3330 8612 3311 8617 3309 8658
3381 8620 3392 8639 3415 8642 3418 8636
3411 8630 3420 8618 3421 8585 3452 8551

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