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WGUS74 KHUN 260208
FFSHUN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
908 PM CDT Sun Aug 25 2019

ALC033-077-260400-
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Lauderdale AL-Colbert AL-
908 PM CDT Sun Aug 25 2019

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR FLORENCE AND MUSCLE SHOALS
METRO AREA...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL LAUDERDALE AND EAST CENTRAL COLBERT COUNTIES...

At 901 PM CDT, emergency management reported significant and life
threatening flash flooding in the Florence and Muscle Shoals metro
area. Six to nine inches of rain with locally higher amounts have
already fallen. Additional rainfall is expected for the next several
hours. Dangerous flash flooding will continue overnight!

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR FLORENCE AND MUSCLE SHOALS METRO
AREA. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND
NOW!

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Killen, St. Florian,
Underwood-Petersville, Northwest Alabama Regional Airport and Ford
City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3487 8750 3472 8749 3470 8776 3486 8775

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JMS
