Although at 4 this morning, counties in West Alabama closer to the Mississippi border were getting a break nd also in the extreme south.
But it was still pouring from about Cullman County south to Centreville and Clanton and east almost to the Georgia border.
Really pouring (with lightning also) across Coosa, Talladega, and Clay County north to St Clair and Etowah.
NWS continues an Areal Flood Advisory for Jefferson and St. Clair County until ay least 4:45 and for Clay, Coosa and Tallapoosa until 5:15.. NWS, Huntsville has extended the Flash Flood Watch for Cullman, Dekalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and Morgan County until 7 pm today.
At one time this morning it was raining so hard in McDonald’s Chapel that the observer could not see across the street.
1.74 inches so far this morning in East Tuscaloosa County at Million Dollar Lakes.
Bluff Park had received an inch of new rain between midnight and 2 am.
By 2 this morning, flash flooding was underway at Deatsville in Elmore County with several roads closed.
This is a historic rain event for Alabama so all caution is advised. The NWS motto, “Slow Down, Don’t Drown” could not be more timely.
We will post some more 24 hour rain amounts later this morning and Bill and I will keep posting, although Bill deserves a long break after the last two days!
