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Alabama, Pickens

Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch

Statement as of 4:43 AM CST on March 10, 2010

Expires 7:00 AM EST on March 11, 2010


The National Weather Service in Birmingham has extended the

Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...
Jefferson County in central Alabama...
St. Clair County in central Alabama...
southern Walker County in central Alabama...
Fayette County in west central Alabama...
southern Lamar County in west central Alabama...
Pickens County in west central Alabama...
Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama...

* until 830 am CST

* at 442 am CST heavy rainfall from training thunderstorms was
falling across the area.


Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Additional rainfall amounts in excess of two inches are possible in
the warned 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.


Lat... Lon 3379 8824 3384 8676 3376 8659 3387 8635
      3398 8628 3386 8606 3377 8604 3369 8620
      3355 8619 3342 8634 3340 8638 3351 8638
      3355 8652 3325 8698 3324 8715 3310 8731
      3301 8732 3303 8783 3316 8785 3299 8835




406 am CST Wed Mar 10 2010

... Flash Flood Watch in effect through late tonight...

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama... east
central Alabama... northeast Alabama... northwest Alabama...
southeast Alabama and west central Alabama... including the
following areas... in central Alabama... Autauga... Bibb...
Blount... Chilton... Coosa... Dallas... Elmore... Jefferson...
Lowndes... Montgomery... Perry... Shelby... St. Clair... Talladega
and Walker. In east central Alabama... Calhoun... Chambers...
Clay... Cleburne... Lee... Macon... Randolph... Russell and
Tallapoosa. In northeast Alabama... Cherokee and Etowah. In
northwest Alabama... Marion and Winston. In southeast Alabama...
Barbour... Bullock and Pike. In west central Alabama...
Fayette... Greene... Hale... Lamar... Marengo... Pickens... Sumter
and Tuscaloosa.

* Through late tonight

* several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through tonight.
Many locations will receive 2 to 3 inches of rain through noon
today before a brief decrease in intensity and coverage are
noted. Thunderstorms are expected to intensify and expand in
coverage late this afternoon and tonight when another 2 to 3
inches of rain will be possible. The rainfall may occur in a
rather short period of time which may lead to flash flooding.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

During heavy rains... keep children away from storm drains... water
catchments... and waterways. Shallow... gently flowing water can
become a raging torrent in a matter minutes when heavy rains
occur.

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.





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