3.86 inches of rain at the Birmingham Airport through 3:36 p.m. and still raining heavily.
Richard Viola reports 5.12″ so far in Lake View in extreme eastern Tuscaloosa County.
Water rescue right now by Birmingham FD at 6th Avenue and 6th Street South…please stay off the roads in Jefferson County until the heavy rains ease up and the waters recede.
Also getting reports that Pelham PD is closing roads.
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
341 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
WESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 338 PM CDT…THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
CLOSED ROADS WITH STREAMS AND DITCHES OVERFLOWING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…BESSEMER…
ADAMSVILLE…BRIGHTON…BROOKSIDE…CARDIFF…ENSLEY…FORESTDALE…
GRAYSVILLE…MAYTOWN…MIDFIELD…MINOR…AND MULGA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLOODING SITUATION. YOU
SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL. STAY HOME UNLESS YOU ARE FORCED TO
EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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.
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.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3341 8675 3325 8699 3325 8706 3328 8707
3332 8718 3342 8725 3347 8734 3349 8733
3348 8729 3350 8726 3353 8727 3352 8725
3355 8719 3359 8720 3362 8717 3363 8710
3366 8709 3366 8706 3377 8702 3384 8686
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