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    Sunday, August 28, 2005
      ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Flash Flood Watch

    From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:
    WGUS64 KBMX 281717
    FFABMX

    URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
    FLOOD WATCH
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
    1217 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

    ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY THROUGH 7 PM CDT
    TUESDAY...

    .HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA STARTING MONDAY
    AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE REMNANTS
    OF HURRICANE KATRINA MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.

    ALZ011>015-017>050-290130-
    MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
    CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
    TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-
    COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
    MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
    INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...VERNON...FAYETTE...
    DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...
    HEFLIN...PICKENSVILLE...TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...
    COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...PELL CITY...ASHVILLE...
    TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...
    GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...
    ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...
    LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...PRATTVILLE...
    FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...
    TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...
    TROY...EUFAULA
    1217 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

    ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY
    EVENING...

    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

    * FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA...

    * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY EVENING

    * HURRICANE KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR NEW ORLEANS
    LOUISIANA ON MONDAY AND CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHWARD INTO
    MISSISSIPPI...NEAR THE ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE ON
    TUESDAY. AS IT IS WITH MOST TROPICAL SYSTEMS...THE HEAVIEST
    RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF THE TRACK. AREAS WEST OF
    INTERSTATE 65 COULD RECEIVE 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
    AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65
    COULD RECEIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH
    ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

    A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
    CURRENT FORECASTS.

    YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
    FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
    PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

    $$

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