* NWS/Birmingham issued a Flash Flood Warning for Lamar County in West/Central Alabama until 11:00 a.m. This includes the cities of Vernon, Sulligent and Millport. The Warning is also for North Pickens County. Very heavy rain was beginning to spread across those areas and falling on ground saturated from previous heavy rain. Additional rain of 1-2 inches and locally more are possible.
* NWS has a Flash Flood Warning for SW Tuscaloosa County including the city of Northport until 10:15. Very heavy rain from a thunderstorm was spreading over the area. This warning also includes the town of Coker.
* NWS has a Flash Flood Warning for North Greene County, Pickens County and NW Sumter County until 10:45. This includes places like Reform, Pickensville, Gordo, Carrollton and Aliceville. Very heavy rain from thunderstorms was moving across the warned area and additional 2-3 inches of rain was possible.
* Flash flood reported at 7:20 a.m. five miles SW of Coaling in Tuscaloosa County. The EMA reported that Hidden Valley Road was closed near Steiner Lake due to water over the road.
* Tuscaloosa EMA reports flash flood at 7:45 three miles WSW of the Sipsey River. Water was over Romulus Road near Jacob’s Lane. The road was being barricaded.
* Earlier this morning, the Greene County EMA Office reported a flash flood at Gena in Greene County. Water was inside several homes in that community.
Those four reports are typical of what is going on in West Alabama.
At 8:10 a.m., extensive rain (moderate to heavy) was occurring over Lamar, Marion, Fayette, Walker, Tuscaloosa and Pickens Counties, as well as SW Jefferson County. A strong thunderstorm, which appears to be producing extremely heavy rain, was near Moundville in North Hale County and another one over SW Pickens County.
As reported earlier, a Flash Flood Watch is in effect again today for numerous counties in North and Central Alabama and that Watch will continue tonight.
