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WGUS74 KBMX 262353
FFSBMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
653 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

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LEE AL-
653 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LEE COUNTY UNTIL
930 PM CDT...
AT 651 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL 
HAVE FALLEN IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF OPELIKA...WITH SEVERAL 
VEHICLES NOW BEING REPORTED UNDER WATER.  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR 
VEHICLES INTO FLOODED ROADWAYS!
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
OPELIKA...BEANS MILL...BEAUREGARD AND GRIFFEN MILL.
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.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3247 8523 3246 8526 3246 8544 3249 8544
      3250 8545 3273 8547 3274 8518
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