Flash Flood Warning 82, NWS Birmingham, AL

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
600 PM CST SAT DEC 22 1990

 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND WEST ALABAMA HAS EXPIRED...
 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHERN...WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT...

MODERATE RAIN WITH FEW HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS COVER A LARGE PORTION OF
NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND WESTERN ALABAMA.  THE RAIN WILL PERSIST OVER
THE FLOOD WATCH AREA THROUGH THE EVENING.

WHILE THE RAIN CONTINUES...THE STRENGTH OF THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
STATE HAVE WEAKENED.  WHILE NO PORTION OF ALABAMA REMAINS UNDER A
TORNADO WATCH...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY STILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN
AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

sALABAMIANS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

ALZ004>009-011-013-230245-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
744 PM CST SAT DEC 22 1990

 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHERN...WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT...
     ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

AT 740PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN CENTREVILLE INDICATED
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST AND CENTRAL
ALABAMA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY
NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF ALICEVILLE. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
JUST TO THE NORTH OF TUSCALOOSA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. OTHER STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN THE BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN AREA IN JEFFERSON
COUNTY.  THESE S/TORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH.

ALZ002>009-013-230700-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
10 PM CST SAT DEC 22 1990

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT
FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN ALABAMA...

AT 955 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A BROAD AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN ALABAMA.  THE
STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER CULLMAN...WALKER AND FAYETTE COUNTIES.
THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH.

A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR HUNTSVILLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
ALABAMA INTO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE FOCUS
FOR POSSIBLE HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT.  PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE
URGED TO MONITOR LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS VERY CAREFULLY OVERNIGHT.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY ROADS COVERED WITH WATER AND BE SURE
TO AVOID ANY AREAS EASILY PRONE TO FLOODING.

REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODI)NG IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.