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000 WGUS64 KBMX 050242 FFABMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 842 PM CST THU FEB 4 2010 ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT... .MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. WITH SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. ALZ030>050-051200- /O.NEW.KBMX.FF.A.0002.100205T0242Z-100205T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS- MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK- LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO... MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD... ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE... DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT... HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE... UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 842 PM CST THU FEB 4 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...AUTAUGA... BIBB...CHILTON...COOSA...DALLAS...ELMORE...LOWNDES... MONTGOMERY AND PERRY. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CHAMBERS... LEE...MACON...RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... BARBOUR...BULLOCK AND PIKE. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...GREENE... HALE...MARENGO AND SUMTER. * UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT. 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. && $$
