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Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Birmingham AL

424 AM CST Mon Feb 12 2024



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Lee AL-

424 AM CST Mon Feb 12 2024



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CST EARLY THIS 

MORNING FOR LEE COUNTY...



At 424 AM CST, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing 

heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 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...Emergency management reported.



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...

  Auburn, Opelika, Smiths, Smiths Station, Waverly, Beauregard, 

  Griffen Mill, Beans Mill, Bleecker, Auburn University, Beulah, 

  Ladonia, Loachapoka, Robert G. Pitts Airport, Mount Jefferson, 

  Chewacla State Park, Marvyn, Bartletts Ferry Dam and Monterey 

  Heights.



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.



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LAT...LON 3252 8554 3271 8564 3274 8557 3274 8541

      3273 8528 3275 8528 3275 8514 3274 8511

      3269 8512 3266 8509 3264 8510 3264 8508

      3258 8507 3251 8500 3251 8506 3247 8506

      3247 8533 3241 8533 3241 8543 3250 8544



FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED



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25/Owen