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Huntsville-Madison County EMA
Wednesday November 18th, 2015 :: 10:32 a.m. CST

Alert

Flash Flood Warning Madison Co. till 1:30PM

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1025 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 130 PM CST

* AT 1024 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN FALLING UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN.
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

Madison County EMA has already received some reports of water ponding on the roadway and street flooding.

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

Address/Location
Huntsville-Madison County EMA
320 Fountain Circle Southwest
Huntsville, AL 35801

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 256-427-5130

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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