Issued by The National Weather Service

Huntsville, AL

10:22 am CDT, Wed., May. 6, 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA, MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL NOON CDT

AT 1021 AM CDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAIN WAS BEGINNING TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS LAWRENCE COUNTY, MORGAN COUNTY AND CULLMAN COUNTY. HOWEVER, ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN THIS MORNING ALREADY. ONGOING FLOOD CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST NOON.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MORGAN CITY... TRINITY... TOWN CREEK... PRICEVILLE... NORTH COURTLAND... MOULTON... HARTSELLE... HANCEVILLE... GOOD HOPE... FLINT CITY... FALKVILLE... DECATUR AND CULLMAN.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

TAKE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE... TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN.