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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
936 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...GATE OPERATIONS CONTINUE AT MARTIN DAM...

ALABAMA POWER COMPANY ADVISES THAT GATE OPERATIONS CONTINUE AT
MARTIN DAM DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED OVER PORTIONS
OF THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER BASIN.  AS OF 9 PM THIS EVENING...4 GATES
HAVE BEEN OPENED.

INTERESTS DOWNSTREAM OF MARTIN DAM SHOULD STAY INFORMED OF REVISED
RIVER FORECASTS FOR THE LOWER TALLAPOOSA AND ALABAMA RIVERS.