WGUS54 KBMX 231438 FFWBMX ALC017-111-231830- /O.NEW.KBMX.FF.W.0001.120123T1438Z-120123T1830Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 838 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 1230 PM CST * AT 836 AM CST...RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS HAVE ALREADY FALLEN AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT TWO HOURS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REPORTED SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND ROADS IN THE AREA. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... ROANOKE...STROUD...WEDOWEE...ABANDA...CORINTH...CRYSTAL LAKE... MALONE...RED LEVEL...SPARKLING SPRINGS...WADLEY AND WELCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. && TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER... CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3298 8559 3310 8559 3311 8565 3312 8566 3334 8558 3348 8535 3349 8530 3308 8522 $$