THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
WEST CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT.
* AT 432 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY IN THE
ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
FAYETTE, CARBON HILL, BERRY, GLEN ALLEN, KANSAS, BANKSTON, FOWLERS
CROSSROADS, FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE, HUBBERTVILLE, RICHARD
ARTHUR FIELD, BEVILL STATE COLLEGE FAYETTE, STONE WALL, BAZEMORE,
WEST CORONA AND CORONA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 INCH IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THIS
ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED, OR
PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
