THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
NORTHERN WALKER COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…LYNN…ARLEY…
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
* AT 953 PM CST…A LINE OF SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTYORMS WAS DROPPING
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME AREAS MAY PICK UP ONE TO TWO INCHES OF
RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
MAY EXPERIENCE SOME FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
