BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
949 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
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…
SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…WILSONVILLE…PELHAM…MONTEVALLO…
HELENA…COLUMBIANA…CHELSEA…CALERA…ALABASTER…
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…TUSCALOOSA…NORTHPORT…HOLT…
* UNTIL 145 PM CDT
* AT 943 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETECTED FLASH
FLOODING FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA. THIS RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER LOCATIONS THAT
RECEIVED UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL YESTERDAY…SO FLOODING PROBLEMS
IN THOSE AREAS WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME DANGEROUS QUICKLY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
