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BLOUNT AL-JEFFERSON AL-ST. CLAIR AL-
139 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TRUSSVILLE...GARDENDALE...
FULTONDALE...
ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVILLE...PELL CITY...
ODENVILLE...MOODY...
* UNTIL 430 AM CDT
* AT 135 AM CDT...AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON...SOUTHERN BLOUNT...AND
ST. CLAIR COUNTIES. THESE SAME AREAS OBSERVED BETWEEN 1-2 INCHES OF
RAINFALL ON FRIDAY EVENING...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS OR SMALL STREAMS TO OVERFLOW
THEIR BANKS. AN ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT THREE HOURS IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
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LAT...LON 3389 8611 3386 8610 3386 8606 3383 8605
3377 8605 3371 8614 3367 8615 3370 8618
3369 8621 3363 8616 3359 8622 3354 8620
3356 8654 3366 8708 3369 8704 3378 8702
3380 8696 3386 8697 3387 8693 3390 8693
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