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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
247 PM CDT Thu May 18 2023

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Etowah County in northeastern Alabama...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 247 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Gadsden, Rainbow City, Attalla, Hokes Bluff, Glencoe, Gadsden 
  Mall, Noccalula Falls, Neely Henry Lake, Southside, Big Wills 
  Creek, Gadsden Steam Plant, Gadsden Water Works, Northside and 
  Gadsden Municipal Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3392 8600 3392 8608 3393 8610 3395 8611
      3399 8610 3403 8608 3404 8606 3405 8602
      3405 8596 3405 8595 3401 8590 3399 8589
      3397 8589 3396 8590 3393 8593

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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25/Owen