Flash Flood Warning : Jefferson/Blount/St. Clair/Shelby

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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
115 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
WEST CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 114 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
BIRMINGHAM…CLEVELAND…FULTONDALE…GARDENDALE…HOMEWOOD…
IRONDALE…LEEDS…MOODY…MOUNTAIN BROOK…ONEONTA…
PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE…SPRINGVILLE…TRUSSVILLE…VESTAVIA
HILLS…ALLGOOD…ALTON…ARGO…B.J.C.C….BARBER MOTORSPORTS
PARK…BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT…BLUFF PARK…CAHABA HEIGHTS…CENTER
POINT…CLAY…COUNTY LINE…DALLAS…FAIRVIEW…FOWLER LAKE…
GREYSTONE AND KETONA LAKES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT RAINBANDS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

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.

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

LAT…LON 3403 8635 3355 8650 3355 8652 3340 8657
3338 8669 3340 8688 3405 8671 3406 8667

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