The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Southeastern Marshall County in northeastern Alabama…
Southwestern DeKalb County in northeastern Alabama…
* Until 500 AM CDT.
* At 1221 AM CDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
HAZARD…Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE…Emergency management.
IMPACT…Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Albertville, Boaz, Crossville, Douglas, McVille, High Point,
Horton, Arona, Painter and Kilpatrick.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
