The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Chilton County in central Alabama…
Shelby County in central Alabama…
Northwestern Coosa County in east central Alabama…
* Until 930 AM CDT.
* At 738 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Hoover, Alabaster, Pelham, Helena, Calera, Chelsea, Clanton,
Montevallo, Columbiana, Jemison, Wilsonville, Indian Springs
Village, Thorsby, Harpersville, Westover, Maplesville, Wilton,
Shelby County Airport, American Village and Lay Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
