Expires:201203231900;Remove:201203231900;184770
WGUS74 KBMX 231711
FFSBMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1211 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012

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PIKE AL-
1211 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PIKE COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM
CDT...
AT 1208 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 
INDICATES 2 TO 4 INCHES STORM TOTALS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN 
PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS STILL 
OCCURRING AND FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE. 
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BRUNDIDGE...TROY...ANTIOCH...BANKS...LINWOOD...TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
AND TROY UNIVERSITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT RAINBANDS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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LAT...LON 3161 8609 3196 8607 3195 8579 3188 8579
      3188 8566 3186 8567 3183 8567 3176 8568
      3173 8571 3170 8572 3167 8571 3162 8574
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