Flood Potential Outlook
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL

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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
214 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010

...FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR HEAVY RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY MORNING...

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
TENNESSEE VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IN
ADDITION...SOME AREAS COULD RECEIVE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH ON THURSDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM PUSHES OFF TOWARD THE
EAST.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

SOME AREA ROADS THAT RECEIVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. RISING WATER CAN POSE A
SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING ACROSS WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS.

INTERESTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY SHOULD MONITOR FUTURE
FORECASTS AND BE AWARE OF FUTURE OUTLOOKS AND POSSIBLE FLOOD
WATCHES. FOR ADDITIONAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEBSITE
AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE /ALL LOWER CASE/.

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