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Huntsville-Madison County EMA
Wednesday March 30th, 2016 :: 02:36 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Watch for Madison County in effect from 4 AM to 7 AM Friday morning.

211 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...MULTIPLE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE...

.A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL INTERACT WITH AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE MULTIPLE PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THAT
COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

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LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...
GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...
FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
211 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...
COLBERT...CULLMAN...DEKALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON...
LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL AND
MORGAN. IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN
AND MOORE.

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* MULTIPLE PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY
RAINFALL. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* LOCAL FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WHERE REPEATED
EPISODES OF HEAVY RAINFALL OCCUR IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. STREAM
AND RIVER LEVELS IN THE AREA WILL BECOME ELEVATED AND MAY PRODUCE
MINOR FLOODING AS WELL ON THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Instructions:

Monitor NOAA Alert Radio, Local Radio and Television for further updates.

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:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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