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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
804 AM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.Heavy rainfall across the area Sunday and Sunday night has produced
rises along the Chattooga River.

ALC019-081315-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cherokee AL-
804 AM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following
  county, Cherokee.

* WHEN...Until 815 AM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 801 AM CDT, reporting gauges indicate elevated levels
    along the Chattooga River Above Weiss Lake. This will cause
    lowland flooding along the Chattooga River Above Weiss Lake.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Cedar Bluff, Gaylesville, Cornwall Furnace Park, Eastern
    Weiss Lake and Western Weiss Lake.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3425 8560 3426 8559 3429 8555 3428 8553
      3430 8551 3432 8550 3433 8547 3431 8547
      3430 8549 3429 8551 3426 8553 3426 8555
      3422 8556 3422 8561 3421 8561 3422 8564
      3425 8563


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