BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
430 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…PELHAM…MONTEVALLO…HELENA…
CHELSEA…ALABASTER…
* UNTIL 630 AM CST
* AT 428 AM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETECTED FLASH
FLOODING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA IN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. THE PELHAM POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT SOME CREEKS ARE
GOING OUT OF THEIR BANKS. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OR RAIN IS
POSSIBLE.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WESTOVER…
VINCENT…VERIZON MUSIC CENTER AT OAK MOUNTAIN…VANDIVER…OAK
MOUNTAIN STATE PARK…MOUNT LAUREL…MEADOWBROOK…INDIAN SPRINGS
VILLAGE…HIGHLAND LAKES…HARPERSVILLE AND FOWLER LAKE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…URBAN AREAS…HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
