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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
  SOUTHERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 630 AM CDT

* AT 323 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED TRAINING   
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 
RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER THE LAST THREE 
HOURS...AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE 
NEXT THREE HOURS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  FULTONDALE...GARDENDALE...LEEDS...MOODY...ODENVILLE...PELL CITY...
  SPRINGVILLE...TRUSSVILLE...ALTON...ARGO...BALD ROCK...BARBER
  MOTORSPORTS PARK...BRANCHVILLE...BROOKSIDE...CARDIFF...CENTER
  POINT...CHALKVILLE...CLAY...GRAYSVILLE...KETONA LAKES...KIMBERLY...
  MARGARET...MORRIS...PINSON...RAGLAND...RIVERSIDE...SHOPS OF GRAND
  RIVER...TARRANT...TRAFFORD AND WARRIOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLOODING SITUATION. YOU
SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL. STAY HOME UNLESS YOU ARE FORCED TO
EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3384 8676 3376 8665 3381 8648 3376 8608
      3367 8615 3370 8618 3369 8621 3363 8616
      3359 8622 3354 8619 3349 8626 3352 8627
      3348 8630 3351 8648 3355 8648 3352 8657
      3364 8709 3369 8704 3377 8703 3384 8688

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