FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1144 PM CST TUE DEC 08 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.
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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JE
FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1102 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
WEST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 245 AM CST
* AT 1100 PM CST...INDIAN CREEK WAS AROUND A FOOT ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE...WITH FLOODING CONTINUED TO BE REPORTED ALONG THE INDIAN
CREEK GREENWAY AND SURROUNDING FARM AND PARK LANDS. THE CREEK WILL
STAY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF 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.
LAT...LON 3485 8666 3456 8666 3457 8667 3459 8668
3459 8671 3462 8675 3492 8674
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JE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1025 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1230 AM CST
* AT 1023 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH MADISON AND JACKSON COUNTIES.
RADAR ESTIMATES OVER ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN LIKELY. NUMEROUS ROAD
CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE WEST...AND ARE LIKELY IN
EASTERN MADISON AND JACKSON COUNTIES.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TRENTON...
PRINCETON...LARKINSVILLE...HYTOP...HOLLYTREE...ESTILLFORK...
NEW HOPE...WOODVILLE...SKYLINE...PAINT ROCK...OWENS
CROSSROADS...NEW MARKET...HAZEL GREEN AND GURLEY.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
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.
LAT...LON 3460 8613 3461 8632 3459 8629 3457 8632
3454 8631 3452 8633 3452 8638 3449 8642
3447 8647 3450 8653 3453 8653 3490 8633
3488 8673 3500 8661 3499 8579
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JE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 946 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CST FOR
SOUTHERN LINCOLN...NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...NORTHWESTERN MADISON...
LIMESTONE AND NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTIES...
AT 945 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS
ROAD CLOSINGS IN LAWRENCE AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES. VERY HEAVY RAIN
CONTINUES MOVING FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY INTO LIMESTONE AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES...SO THE FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE AND PERHAPS INCREASE.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ATHENS...
RIPLEY...TANNER...ARDMORE...FAYETTEVILLE...AND DELLROSE.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
HUNTSVILLE.
LAT...LON 3522 8637 3517 8637 3473 8692 3465 8705
3463 8699 3452 8710 3461 8712 3473 8733
3476 8730 3475 8726 3478 8727 3501 8698
3500 8684 3512 8683 3521 8671
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JE
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 323 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. IN HIGHER TERRAIN...WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH
50 MPH.
ON WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST...AGAIN 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY
THRESHOLD LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...
OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.
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