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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
739 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Jefferson County in central Alabama...
  Central Shelby County in central Alabama...

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 739 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 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...
  Southwestern Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Bessemer, 
  Homewood, Pelham, Mountain Brook, Hueytown, Fairfield, Chelsea, 
  Childersburg, Wilsonville, Pleasant Grove, Midfield, Brighton, 
  Indian Springs Village, Lipscomb, Harpersville, Westover and 
  Meadowbrook.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3348 8671 3340 8660 3333 8637 3332 8637
      3330 8636 3328 8639 3327 8640 3328 8642
      3328 8643 3326 8643 3324 8644 3324 8646
      3323 8647 3322 8646 3340 8705 3349 8696

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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