
740
WGUS74 KHUN 252155
FFSHUN

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

ALC033-077-260000-
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Lauderdale AL-Colbert AL-
455 PM CDT Sun Aug 25 2019

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

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL LAUDERDALE AND EAST CENTRAL COLBERT COUNTIES...

At 454 PM CDT, emergency management reported heavy rain due to
thunderstorms over Florence and Muscle Shoals area. Four to five
inches of rain have already fallen.

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

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

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

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