Expires:202208241815;Remove:202208241815;607222
WGUS74 KBMX 241554
FFSBMX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
Issued by National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1054 AM CDT Wed Aug 24 2022


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Marengo AL-Sumter AL-
1054 AM CDT Wed Aug 24 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN MARENGO AND SOUTHERN SUMTER COUNTIES...

At 1054 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain 
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. 
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...
  Demopolis, Livingston, York, Bluffport, Coatopa, The University Of 
  West Alabama, Dug Hill, Boyd, Lilita, Bellamy, Old Mallard 
  Airport, U.S. 80 and AL 28, Belmont, Demopolis Municipal Airport, 
  McDowell, Payneville and Demopolis Lock And Dam.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 3245 8807 3246 8818 3243 8826 3244 8832
      3250 8840 3271 8837 3268 8829 3263 8825
      3261 8816 3262 8808 3259 8806 3261 8800
      3259 8796 3253 8786 3251 8780 3246 8780
      3241 8787 3242 8798

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

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