Sure seems that way. Scroll down a few posts to see the Alabama county map outlining the counties that will go under a Flash Flood Watch later Sunday.
Here is the complete test of the watch and it sure sounds serious to me. Something to plan ahead for and use extreme caution.
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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
323 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010
..EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
.A VERY SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT IS SETTING UP ACROSS
ALABAMA FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. AVERAGE STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREAS WILL BE 4 TO 7
INCHES. LOW-LYING AREAS WILL LIKELY FLOOD…AS WELL AS AREAS THAT
DO NOT TYPICALLY HAVE FLOOD PROBLEMS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY
DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE OUT AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL
RESULT IN A LONG PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL…ASSOCIATED WITH
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.
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MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SUMTER-
GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT…VERNON…
FAYETTE…DOUBLE SPRINGS…JASPER…CARROLLTON…TUSCALOOSA…
LIVINGSTON…EUTAW
323 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA…NORTHWEST
ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS…IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…WALKER. IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
MARION AND WINSTON. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…FAYETTE…
GREENE…LAMAR…PICKENS…SUMTER AND TUSCALOOSA.
* FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* A SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA BEGINNING AS EARLY AS NOON ON SUNDAY.
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS…ENDING AT NOON ON MONDAY…ARE
EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 4 TO 7 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY CREATE SIGNIFICANT AND POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-
TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ONEONTA…GADSDEN…ANNISTON…CENTRE…
HEFLIN…BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…COLUMBIANA…PELHAM…ALABASTER…
PELL CITY…MOODY…TALLADEGA…SYLACAUGA…ASHLAND…ROANOKE…
GREENSBORO…MOUNDVILLE…MARION…CENTREVILLE…CLANTON…
ROCKFORD…ALEXANDER CITY…DADEVILLE…VALLEY…LANETT…
LAFAYETTE…DEMOPOLIS…LINDEN…SELMA…PRATTVILLE…
FORT DEPOSIT…HAYNEVILLE…WETUMPKA…TALLASSEE…MONTGOMERY
323 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA…EAST
CENTRAL ALABAMA…NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…AUTAUGA…
BIBB…BLOUNT…CHILTON…COOSA…DALLAS…ELMORE…
JEFFERSON…LOWNDES…MONTGOMERY…PERRY…SHELBY…ST. CLAIR
AND TALLADEGA. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…CALHOUN…CHAMBERS…
CLAY…CLEBURNE…RANDOLPH AND TALLAPOOSA. IN NORTHEAST
ALABAMA…CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…HALE
AND MARENGO.
* FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
* A SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA BEGINNING AS EARLY AS 7 PM SUNDAY.
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS…ENDING BY 7 PM MONDAY…ARE
EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 5 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY CREATE SIGNIFICANT AND POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
