This is for tomorrow. Most of the affects from Frances won't be felt until late tomorrow night, Tuesday, and Tuesday Night.
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
513 PM CDT SUN SEP 5 2004
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WATCH INCLUDES LEE...MACON...RUSSELL...
BULLOCK...PIKE...AND BARBOUR COUNTIES. SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE
WATCH AREA INCLUDE AUBURN...OPELIKA...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS
...PHENIX CITY...EUFAULA...AND TROY.
HEAVY RAIN BANDS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL SYSTEM FRANCES...WITH
BEGIN MOVING INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE
SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE REMNANTS OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM FRANCES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO DROP HEAVY RAINS OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS ESPECIALLY NEAR THE ALABAMA
GEORGIA STATELINE. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO EXACTLY WHERE
THE HEAVY RAINS WILL TRACK...SO THESE TOTALS MAY GO UP OR DOWN.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR RAPIDLY
RISING WATERS AND FLOODING...IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE
IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED
...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...OR
IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.
MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES...AT NIGHT...AS DRIVERS
UNDERESTIMATE THE FORCE AND POWER OF WATER. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO
...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN...WHEN ENCOUNTERING ROAD BARRIERS WARNING
YOU OF FLOODED ROADS...OR WHEN ENCOUNTERING WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
635 PM CDT SUN SEP 5 2004
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL
ALABAMA FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALABAMA FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA FROM
MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
.WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A STRONG TROPICAL STORM OR MINIMAL HURRICANE
FRANCES WILL MAKE ITS SECOND LANDFALL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON JUST
WEST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE A RATHER SLOW
NORTHWARD MOVEMENT ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARRIVING IN
SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE
LARGE SCALE OF THIS SYSTEM HIGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO BE EXPERIENCED
MUCH EARLIER. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN LEE MACON...BULLOCK
...PIKE...BARBOUR AND RUSSELL COUNTIES AS EARLY AS NOON ON MONDAY.
FARTHER NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS NOON IN
CALHOUN...CLEBURNE...TALLADEGA...CLAY...RANDOLPH...CHAMBERS...
TALLAPOOSA...COOSA ...CHILTON...ELMORE...AUTAUGA...MONTGOMERY...
LOWNDES ...AND DALLAS COUNTIES. FARTHER NORTH STILL...SUSTAINED
WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY
NOON IN CHEROKEE...ETOWAH...ST CLAIR...BLOUNT...JEFFERSON...
SHELBY...BIBB...AND PERRY COUNTIES.
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AUTAUGA AL-CALHOUN AL-CHAMBERS AL-CHILTON AL-CLAY AL-CLEBURNE AL-
COOSA AL-DALLAS AL-ELMORE AL-LOWNDES AL-MONTGOMERY AL-RANDOLPH AL-
TALLADEGA AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST END-COBB TOWN...WEDOWEE...SYLACAUGA...
ROCKFORD...PIEDMONT...OXFORD...LINCOLN...LANETT...DADEVILLE...
CHILDERSBURG...WETUMPKA...TALLADEGA...SELMA...ROANOKE...PRATTVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...LAFAYETTE...HEFLIN...HAYNEVILLE...CLANTON...ASHLAND...
ANNISTON AND ALEXANDER CITY
635 PM CDT SUN SEP 5 2004
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH COULD
DAMAGE...TREES AND COULD CAUSE SOME LIMB DAMAGE. POWER COULD BE
DISRUPTED LOCALLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
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BIBB AL-BLOUNT AL-CHEROKEE AL-ETOWAH AL-JEFFERSON AL-PERRY AL-
SHELBY AL-ST. CLAIR AL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARRIOR...TRUSSVILLE...RAINBOW CITY...
PELHAM...MOODY...MONTEVALLO...MINOR...HUEYTOWN...HOOVER...HELENA...
GARDENDALE...FULTONDALE...COLUMBIANA...BRENT...BESSEMER...
PELL CITY...ONEONTA...MARION...GADSDEN...CENTRE...
BIRMINGHAM AND ALABASTER
635 PM CDT SUN SEP 5 2004
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE
EXPECTED.
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BARBOUR AL-BULLOCK AL-LEE AL-MACON AL-PIKE AL-RUSSELL AL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHENIX CITY...OPELIKA...UNION SPRINGS...
TUSKEGEE...TROY...EUFAULA AND AUBURN
635 PM CDT SUN SEP 5 2004
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
SOUTHEAST AREAS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF
40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. THIS COULD PRODUCE SOME MINOR
DAMAGE...OR BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME LIMB
DAMAGE. POWER COULD BE DISRUPTED LOCALLY.
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