…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT…
The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for North Alabama including the following counties: Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan.
* From Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night
* Heavy rain returns to the area on Wednesday night as a cold front moves through the area. Another 1 to 1.5 inches of additional rainfall Wed. night into Thursday morning. Given already saturated soils, flash flooding is possible as heavy rain rates will runoff.
* This amount of rainfall will enhance the risk for flash flooding. Avoid low lying and poor drainage areas, and be careful when approaching low spots in highways and underpasses.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
