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WGUS44 KHUN 210749
FLWHUN
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
249 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
ALC043-049-071-089-095-103-211000-
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CULLMAN AL-DEKALB AL-JACKSON AL-MADISON AL-MARSHALL AL-MORGAN AL-
249 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTHEASTERN CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 500 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL HOURS FOR ALL THE WATER FROM THESE
STORMS TO WORK THROUGH LOCAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 248 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN IS ENDING.
HOWEVER, FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING IN 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.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALBERTVILLE, SCOTTSBORO, HARTSELLE, FORT PAYNE, BOAZ,
GUNTERSVILLE, ARAB, RAINSVILLE, HENAGAR, CROSSVILLE, SYLVANIA,
OWENS CROSS ROADS, FALKVILLE, FYFFE, POWELL, GRANT, GERALDINE,
HOLLY POND AND SECTION.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
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.
LAT...LON 3443 8698 3460 8634 3460 8635 3474 8556
3452 8551 3448 8558 3444 8558 3437 8564
3426 8577 3424 8584 3420 8584 3420 8611
3419 8611 3418 8619 3410 8630 3426 8645
3425 8652 3418 8655 3415 8659 3414 8659
70/DD
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