THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL NOON CDT
* AT 900 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED
HEAVY RAINFALL…AND COULD DROP ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES DURING THE
NEXT HOUR.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
UNIONTOWN…DALLAS LAKE…FIVE POINTS…MARION JUNCTION…OLD CAHABA
PARK…ORRVILLE AND VAIDEN.
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.
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.
