The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Advisory for…
Northern St. Clair County in central Alabama…
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 422 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 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen so far. Heavy rain will continue from this area of
slow-moving storms.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Leeds, Moody, Rainbow City, Springville, Odenville, Margaret,
Argo, Ashville, Steele, Branchville, Neely Henry Lake, Caldwell, I
59 Rest Areas At Oneonta, St. Clair Springs, Whitney Junction,
Horse Pens Forty, Camp Sumatanga and Alabama International Dragway.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
