Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Jun 11, 2001, 11:40 PM CDT (04:40 UTC)

Expired

Jun 12, 2001, 2:30 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Whole counties

County Pike County, AL

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1140 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  PIKE COUNTY IN ALABAMA

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT

* AT 1140 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY
  RAINS OVER MOST LOCATIONS IN PIKE COUNTY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10
  MPH.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER
LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT 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. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT3 AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 11, 3:36 PM CDT, 8 hours 4 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
336 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

THE STORM...FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALLISON...IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF
MOBILE AND HAS MOVED LITTLE THE LAST FEW HOURS. THE ETA FORECASTS THE
SURFACE CENTER JUST NE OF MONTGOMERY AT 12Z TUE.  WHILE THIS SEEMS
SLOW...THE CURRENT TRENDS SUPPORT THIS AND THE ETA TEMPORARILY
CLOSING OFF OF A 300 MB LOW...TEMPORARILY...NEAR MERIDIAN MS
OVERNIGHT IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH A SLOW MOVEMENT.  WITH RAINFALL
RATES IN THE RANGE OF 1/2 TO 1 1/2INCHES PER HOUR...THE SLOW MOVEMENT
CERTAINLY ALLOWS FOR TOTALS OF MORE THAN FOUR INCHES...PERHAPS MUCH
MORE IN SPOTS.  WHILE THE FIRST BAND OF HEAVY RAIN IS ABOUT TO GET
EAST OUT OF OUR AREA...ANOTHER BAND WAS ORGANIZING AT FORECAST TIME
FROM OKALOOSA COUNTY FLORIDA NORTHWARD INTO CRENSHAW COUNTY AND
NORTHWEST INTO LOWNDES COUNTY. WE MAY SEE SEVERAL OF THESE BANDS FORM
OVERNIGHT.  BELIEVE SUMTER AND GREENE COUNTIES ARE ABOUT OUT OF THE
WOODS. WILL CONTINUE THE FLOOD WATCH AS ISSUED EARLIER ELSEWHERE
OVERNIGHT.

ALTHOUGH THESE SYSTEMS ARE NOTORIOUSLY UNFORECASTABLE...WILL GO
WITH THE IDEA THAT WE WILL BE DRYING OUT FROM THE WEST BY TUESDAY
EVENING. TEMPS MORE SUMMERLIKE BY WEDNESDAY.

HSV EB 069/082 067/087 071 07332
BHM WB 070/080 068/088 071 07873
MGM WB 072/085 070/089 072 07+84=

.BHM...NONE.

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