Flash flood watch continues for Dallas, other counties (4 a.m. Monday)

Published 4:39 am Monday, August 17, 2009

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

355 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON…

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.HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MAKES

LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND MOVES NORTHWEST ACROSS

SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.

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SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-MARENGO-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LIVINGSTON…EUTAW…GREENSBORO…

MOUNDVILLE…DEMOPOLIS…LINDEN

355 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL

ALABAMA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…GREENE…HALE…

MARENGO AND SUMTER.

* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

* AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF

CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY…RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE

EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AS MULTIPLE

RAINBANDS CONTINUE TO ROTATE ACROSS THE AREA…SEVERAL WAVES OF

HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WATCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD

TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION

SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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PERRY-CHILTON-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-

BULLOCK-PIKE-BARBOUR-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MARION…CLANTON…SELMA…PRATTVILLE…

FORT DEPOSIT…HAYNEVILLE…WETUMPKA…TALLASSEE…MONTGOMERY…

TUSKEGEE…UNION SPRINGS…TROY…EUFAULA

355 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON…

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA…EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND

SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN CENTRAL

ALABAMA…AUTAUGA…CHILTON…DALLAS…ELMORE…LOWNDES…

MONTGOMERY AND PERRY. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…MACON. IN

SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…BARBOUR…BULLOCK AND PIKE.

* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

* AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF

CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY…RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE

EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AS MULTIPLE

RAINBANDS CONTINUE TO ROTATE ACROSS THE AREA…SEVERAL WAVES OF

HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WATCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD

TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION

SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.