The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Advisory for…
Northwestern Chambers County in east central Alabama…
Southeastern Randolph County in east central Alabama…
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 805 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain
have fallen over a short period of time, with more expected from
these slow-moving storms.
Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Roanoke, Stroud, Welch, Penton, Standing Rock, Trammel Crossroads,
Roanoke Municipal Airport, Rock Mills and Paran.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
