...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR LIMESTONE AND NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES... AT 1002 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING IN EASTERN LIMESTONE AND WESTERN MADISON COUNTIES. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE STILL IMPASSABLE AT THIS TIME AND HAVE BEEN BARRICADED. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THESE AREAS... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 TO 9 INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE. INDIAN CREEK IS CURRENTLY AT 9.1 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL MAKE FLOODING CONDITIONS LINGER THROUGH THE MID-MORNING HOURS. IN ADDITION...LIMESTONE CREEK NEAR ATHENS IS ALSO APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE. THE LATEST STAGE IS ALMOST 11 FEET AND RISING RAPIDLY. FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO CREST BY SUNRISE...BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL MAKE FLOODING CONDITIONS LINGER THROUGH THE MID-MORNING HOURS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... HUNTSVILLE...MADISON...ATHENS...MERIDIANVILLE...REDSTONE ARSENAL... HAZEL GREEN...HARVEST...ARDMORE...ELKMONT...TRIANA...LESTER AND MOORESVILLE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. (DM)
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 03:27:20 +0000
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