Heavy thunderstorms are over Lamar County in West Alabama, extending from Sulligent to Vernon to Millport.
Rainfall rates are between one and one and one half inches per hour with these storms. Much of the county already received an inch or more of rainfall today. This exacerbates the flooding potential.
More storms are lined up back to the west near Houston, Okaloosa and Amory. This activity will also move across southern Marion and Lamar Counties.
Flooding occurs quickly in parts of Lamar County. Please be careful if you must be out. Remember, turn around, don’t drown. That means don’t drive into standing or flowing water.
Overall, the storms have weakened just a bit in the past 30 minutes. There is a severe storm near Ackerman. This activity will arrive in Pickens, southern Tuscaloosa, Greene and Sumter Counties in a little over two hours.
More strong storms are near Cleveland MS in the Delta. This activity will impact West Central Alabama also.
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
906 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 905 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER LAMAR COUNTY THAT COULD DROP 1 TO 3 INCHES
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING ESPECIALLY
IN AND AROUND THE CITIES OF VERNON AND SULLIGENT.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
SULLIGENT…VERNON…BEAVERTON…BEDFORD…BLOOMING GROVE…
CREWS…KENNEDY AND LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX
LAT…LON 3399 8822 3398 8795 3357 8795 3358 8827
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