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Flash Flood Watch

Statement as of 9:32 PM CDT on June 17, 2013

Expires 8:00 PM EDT on June 18, 2013


... Flash Flood Watch in effect from 12 am CDT Tuesday morning through
7 PM CDT Tuesday evening...

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Alabama and southern middle
Tennessee... including the following areas... in Alabama...
Colbert... Franklin al... Lauderdale... Lawrence... Limestone...
Madison and Morgan. In southern middle Tennessee... Franklin
TN... Lincoln and Moore.

* From 12 am CDT Tuesday morning through 7 PM CDT Tuesday evening.

* A very moist air mass... saturated soils... and the high probability
of thunderstorms with heavy rainfall developing overnight and
continuing through the day Tuesday will lead to the potential for
flash flooding. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches... but isolated
amounts of 3 to 4 inches are possible.

* Some low water crossings may be flooded due to excessive runoff or
streams and creeks overtopping their banks. Some areal flooding on
saturated soils could also overflow onto some roadways.

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.




Weather Severe Map
Alabama - Flash Flood Watch
Alaska - Areal Flood Advisory , Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Arizona - Fire Weather Warning
Arkansas - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory
California - Wind Advisory , Lake Wind Advisory , Fire Weather Warning , Fire Weather Watch , Public Information Statement
Colorado - Fire Weather Warning , Fire Weather Watch
Florida - Record Report
Georgia - Flood Warning
Idaho - Record Report
Illinois - Flood Warning , Beach Hazard Statement
Indiana - Flood Warning , Beach Hazard Statement , Public Information Statement
Iowa - Flood Warning
Kentucky - Flash Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Flood Watch / Flood Statement , Areal Flood Advisory
Louisiana - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory
Maryland - Flash Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory
Massachusetts - Flood Warning
Michigan - Flood Advisory , Beach Hazard Statement , Public Information Statement
Mississippi - Areal Flood Advisory , Flood Advisory
Missouri - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory
Montana - Flood Warning
Nebraska - Areal Flood Advisory
Nevada - Lake Wind Advisory , Fire Weather Warning
New Mexico - Fire Weather Watch
North Carolina - Flood Warning
North Dakota - Flood Warning
South Carolina - Flood Warning
South Dakota - Flood Warning
Tennessee - Areal Flood Advisory , Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Flood Advisory
Texas - Flash Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Record Report
Virginia - Areal Flood Warning , Special Statement
Washington - Record Report
West Virginia - Special Statement
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