Expires:201208100130;Remove:201208100130;979714
WGUS74 KBMX 100005
FFSBMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
705 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

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SHELBY AL-
705 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY
UNTIL 830 PM CDT...
AT 702 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN THE PELHAM 
AND INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE AREAS. SEVERAL ROADWAYS ARE COVERED IN 
WATER...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF CAHABA VALLEY ROAD IN INDIAN SPRINGS 
VILLAGE AND HWY 31 IN PELHAM. FLOOD WATERS SHOULD SLOWLY RECEDE OVER 
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING 
INCLUDE...PELHAM...HIGHLAND LAKES...INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE...OAK 
MOUNTAIN AMPITHEATER...OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AND RIVERCHASE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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.
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LAT...LON 3327 8661 3325 8685 3333 8685 3334 8683
      3336 8682 3337 8678 3339 8678 3341 8675
      3343 8665
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