THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
* AT 720 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THERE
ARE STILL MANY ROADS COVERED BY WATER DUE TO EARLIER HEAVY
RAINFALL…AND RADAR ESTIMATES ALONG WITH SOME RAIN GAUGE REPORTS
HAVE 2 TO 4 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6
INCHES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS…PRODUCING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
ALABASTER…BESSEMER…BIRMINGHAM…CALERA…CHELSEA…
COLUMBIANA…FAIRFIELD…FULTONDALE…GARDENDALE…HELENA…
HOMEWOOD…HOOVER…HUEYTOWN…IRONDALE…LEEDS…MONTEVALLO…
MOUNTAIN BROOK…PELHAM…TRUSSVILLE…VESTAVIA HILLS…
WILSONVILLE…ADAMSVILLE…ALABAMA ADVENTURE…ALTON…AMERICAN
VILLAGE…B.J.C.C….BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK…BIRMINGHAM
AIRPORT…BIRMINGHAM FAIRGOUNDS AND BLUFF PARK.
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.
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.
