Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
856 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  SOUTHERN CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL NOON CDT

* AT 855 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED ADDITIONAL SLOW
  MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
  AREA. RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OCCURRED OVERNIGHT...SO ANY
  RAINFALL OVER THIS AREA WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  HEFLIN...LAKE WEDOWEE...WEDOWEE...ABERNATHY...BARFIELD...DELTA...
  FOSTERS CROSS ROADS...MORRISON CROSS ROADS...MOUNT CHEAHA...
  RANBURNE AND WOODLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER. PLEASE RIVER TO
THE RIVER FLOOD WARNIGN THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS LOCATION.

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.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX

LAT...LON 3322 8565 3330 8574 3349 8573 3350 8576
      3347 8579 3347 8586 3349 8587 3356 8579
      3356 8575 3359 8574 3363 8566 3366 8563
      3366 8534 3320 8525

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