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Event Details
| Event | Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | ALABAMA |
| County/Area | MARSHALL |
| WFO | HUN |
| Begin Date | 01/06/2009 20:32:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | NNW |
| Begin Location | RUTH |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 34.38/-86.57 |
| End Date | 01/06/2009 23:32:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 1 |
| End Azimuth | NNE |
| End Location | RUTH |
| End Lat/Lon | 34.38/-86.56 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | An area of low pressure developed along a stalled frontal boundary across northeastern Alabama. Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms developed along and behind the front as the low moved northeast. This system produced flooding rainfall across much of central and northeastern Alabama.|Stream and creek flooding lasted into the 7th. |
| Event Narrative | Continuing heavy rainfall produced flash flooding one foot deep on Eagle Rock Drive near the Ruth community. Water was reported three feet deep on the shoulder. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.004M | 0.00K | |||||||
| WEST PT | CULLMAN CO. | AL | 01/05/2009 | 18:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COUNTY LINE | CULLMAN CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 08:16 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 300.00K | 0.00K | |
| ALLEN XRDS | MARSHALL CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 08:16 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 450.00K | 0.00K | |
| WHITEHEAD | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 09:14 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HUNTSVILLE LACEYS SP | MORGAN CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 09:18 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K | |
| NEW HOPE | MADISON CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 14:55 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GURLEY | MADISON CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 15:02 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COLLINSVILLE | DEKALB CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 15:19 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FT PAYNE JENNINGS AR | DEKALB CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 15:26 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 4.00K | 0.00K |
| GURLEY | MADISON CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 15:26 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| VALLEY HEAD | DEKALB CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 16:02 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROGERSVILLE | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 16:10 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ANDERSON | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 16:55 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NORTH ARAB | MARSHALL CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 17:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| UPPER GREEN HILL | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 17:05 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SCOTTSBORO | JACKSON CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 18:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ARONA | DEKALB CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 19:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 150.00K | 0.00K | |
| CENTER GROVE | MORGAN CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 20:26 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RUTH | MARSHALL CO. | AL | 01/06/2009 | 20:32 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ARONA | DEKALB CO. | AL | 01/07/2009 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.004M | 0.00K |
