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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING:

 
 
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… 
  ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA… 
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…RAINBOW CITY…HOKES BLUFF… 
  GADSDEN… 
 
* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
 
* AT 813 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS  
INDICATED 2 TO 3 OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS PORTIONS OF ETOWAH  
COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED  
AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. 
 
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALNUT
  GROVE…TABOR ROAD…SARDIS CITY…REECE CITY…NOCCALULA FALLS AND
  ANDERSON
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… 
 
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL  
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES IN URBAN AREAS. 
ADDITIONALLY…COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF  
CREEKS…STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. 
 
 
 
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER… 
CALL 1-800-856-0758.