Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Blount County until 8:00 PM.
Reports have been received throughout Blount County as a result of the storms that have already passed through. They include:
From Oneonta – One foot of water standing covering Highway 75 north of 231. Also additional reports of 6 inches or more of flowing water across Highway 75. Power line down across State Road. Reports of quarter size hail.
From Locust Fork – there is a tree down which is blocking Deaver Walker Road.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
EASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 447 PM CDT…THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING WITHIN THE CITY
OF ONEONTA WITH RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 4-5 INCHES BASED ON RADAR.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
BLOUNTSVILLE…CLEVELAND…ONEONTA…ALLGOOD…DALLAS…FAIRVIEW…
LOCUST FORK…NECTAR…ROSA AND SUSAN MOORE.
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.
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.
