Here is a Doppler rainfall estimate for West Alabama’s Lamar County, where a flash flood warning has been issued.
Lamar County has been hard hit by flooding again this evening. As much as three to six inches of rain has fallen across the southern part of the county and it continues to rain moderately. There could be some hail contamination in this Doppler estimate, but we have had Sywatcher reports of at least 3 inches.
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
725 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 724 PM CDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. SEVERAL ROADWAYS HAVE BECOME IMPASSABLE FROM
VERNON SOUTHWARD.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…MILLPORT…
SULLIGENT…VERNON…BEAVERTON…BEDFORD…BLOOMING GROVE…
CREWS…DETROIT…KENNEDY AND LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT RAINBANDS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN WILL BE LIGHTER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS…RUNOFF AND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3405 8821 3406 8820 3406 8799 3403 8798
3402 8795 3353 8794 3354 8828
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