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WGUS74 KBMX 230957
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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
357 AM CST Wed Feb 23 2022


ALC057-075-093-133-231215-
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Fayette AL-Lamar AL-Marion AL-Winston AL-
357 AM CST Wed Feb 23 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CST THIS 
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARION, WESTERN WINSTON, NORTHWESTERN 
FAYETTE AND LAMAR COUNTIES...

At 357 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have 
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...
  Winfield, Haleyville, Vernon, Sulligent, Lynn, Guin, Double 
  Springs, Brilliant, Glen Allen, Beaverton, Gu-Win, Bluff, Blooming 
  Grove, Crews, Lake Buttahatchee, Lamar County Airport, Bedford, 
  Needmore, Ashridge and Winston Free State Barn.

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 3389 8823 3425 8762 3421 8732 3411 8730
      3400 8764 3391 8764 3378 8777 3353 8827

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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40/Sizemore