BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
255 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…VESTAVIA HILLS…TRUSSVILLE…
MOUNTAIN BROOK…LEEDS…IRONDALE…HUEYTOWN…HOOVER…
GARDENDALE…FULTONDALE…FAIRFIELD…BIRMINGHAM…BESSEMER…
HOMEWOOD…
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 248 PM CDT…RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES HAD FALLEN DURING
THE PAST HOUR ACROSS THE AREA. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THIS WILL PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW
LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS…ESPECIALLY NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VILLAGE
CREEK AVENUE W…U.A.B. CAMPUS…SYLVAN SPRINGS…SAMFORD
UNIVERSITY…PINSON…OAK GROVE…MULGA…MORRIS…MINOR…
MIDFIELD…MAYTOWN…LEGION FIELD…KINGSTON…KETONA LAKES…
GRAYSVILLE…FORESTDALE…ENSLEY…TARRANT…CLAY…CENTER POINT…
CARDIFF…CAHABA HEIGHTS…BROOKSIDE…B.J.C.C….BIRMINGHAM
FAIRGOUNDS…BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT…BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK…
ALTON…ADAMSVILLE AND HOMEWOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
