Published on: February 12, 2019 at 11:43 AM

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The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Poor Drainage Areas for…
    Northeastern Etowah County in northeastern Alabama…
    Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama…

* Until 145 PM CST.

* At 1140 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain was spreading across the area. One to two inches of rain have fallen in some locations during the past two hours…and another one to two inches is possible during the next hour. This will produce some minor flooding across the area…especially in low-lying flood prone areas near small creeks and streams or with poor drainage.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
    Gadsden, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Little River Canyon
    National Preserve, Centre Municipal Airport, Glencoe, Leesburg, Reece City, Sand Rock, Gaylesville, Tennala, Tabor Road, Cherokee
    Rock Village, Cornwall Furnace Park, Blanche, Eastern Weiss Lake, Ballplay, Slackland and Gadsden Mall.