Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Sep 16, 2004, 10:57 AM CDT (15:57 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2004, 3:00 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Lee County, AL, Macon County, AL, Pike County, AL, Russell County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL

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ALC005-011-017-037-081-087-109-113-123-162000-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1057 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LANETT...LAFAYETTE
  COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ROCKFORD
  LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OPELIKA...AUBURN
  TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DADEVILLE...ALEXANDER CITY
  BARBOUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EUFAULA
  BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF UNION SPRINGS
  MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TUSKEGEE
  PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TROY
  RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 1052 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
INDICATED   FLASH FLOODING FROM RAINBANDS OVER THE WARNED 
AREA...WHERE RAINFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED.  
ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE BY 3 PM.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO   
SMITHS   STATION...SEALE...SALEM...PITTSVIEW...NOTASULGA...NEW 
SITE...MILSTEAD...LOUISVILLE...LINWOOD...JACKSONS 
GAP...GOODWATER...GLENVILLE...FORT   MITCHELL...FORT 
DAVIS...FITZPATRICK...CUSSETA...CLIO...CLAYTON...  CAMP 
HILL...BRUNDIDGE...BATESVILLE AND BAKERHILL.

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.

LAT...LON 3165 8615 3164 8549 3178 8515 3233 8499
      3310 8526 3310 8650 3278 8643 3276 8586
      3246 8578 3244 8603 3228 8593 3208 8594

$$

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FFSBHM
ALC005-011-017-037-081-087-109-113-123-162000-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
139 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PIKE...BARBOUR...
BULLOCK...RUSSELL...MACON...LEE...COOSA...TALLAPOOSA AND CHAMBERS
COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT.

AT 139 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS THE WARNING 
AREA...PARTICULARLY OVER MACON...LEE...AND TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES.  THE 
HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT THE AUBURN AND OPELIKA AREAS THROUGH 3 PM.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES 
OF RAIN THROUGH 3 PM.

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.

LAT...LON 3310 8526 3232 8500 3176 8523 3166 8551
      3166 8616 3226 8592 3256 8580 3283 8590
      3280 8636 3309 8648

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Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004

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