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Flash Flood Watch
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
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WGUS64 KBMX 190253
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
953 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH REDEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE EASTERN
HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...

.AS MUCH AS 9 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ALABAMA BETWEEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NOON SATURDAY. THIS RESULTED IN
FLASH FLOODING ACROSS SEVERAL COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A
LULL IN THE RAIN SINCE AROUND NOON SATURDAY...THERE IS A CHANCE
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN THE SAME AREA
OVERNIGHT. WITH GROUND CONDITIONS ALREADY SATURATED FROM FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY`S RAIN...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS OR STORMS COULD
LEAD TO MORE FLASH FLOODING.

ALZ017>021-024>029-036>038-043>048-191200-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130519T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-
ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...
HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...
ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...
LAFAYETTE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...
UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY
953 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST
  ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...BLOUNT...COOSA...ELMORE...
  JEFFERSON...MONTGOMERY...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR AND TALLADEGA. IN
  EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN...CHAMBERS...CLAY...CLEBURNE...
  LEE...MACON...RANDOLPH...RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA. IN NORTHEAST
  ALABAMA...CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...BULLOCK.

* THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* PRIOR HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN ALABAMA HAS SATURATED THE
  GROUND. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS IN THE WATCH
  AREA MAY QUICKLY LEAD TO MORE FLASH FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
