Very heavy rainfall has been falling over some of the southern suburbs of Birmingham. Flash flooding is occurring in Vestavia Hills and Hoover, where several reports of roads under water and minor flooding are being reported. Several inches of rain have fallen over a very short period of time.
A creek in west Homewood is overflowing its banks. Flooding on Lakeshore near Greensprings.
Areas along U.S. 31, Interstates 65 and 459 and Lakeshore Parkway are being impacted. High water reported along sections of U.S. 31 just south of Vestavia Bowl.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 459 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY AND NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATED ONE TO TWO INCHES HAS FALLEN IN THE AREA SINCE
400 PM CDT…AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES MAY FALL OVER
THE NEXT HOUR.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
FAIRFIELD…HOMEWOOD…HOOVER…MOUNTAIN BROOK…VESTAVIA HILLS…
B.J.C.C….BIRMINGHAM FAIRGOUNDS…BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE…
BLUFF PARK…BON AIR…CAHABA HEIGHTS…ENSLEY…HOOVER
METROPOLITAN STADIUM…INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE…LEGION FIELD…
LIPSCOMB…MADISON…MEADOWBROOK…MIDFIELD…OAK MOUNTAIN
AMPHITHEATER…OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK…PATTON CREEK…REGIONS
FIELD…RICKWOOD FIELD…RIVERCHASE…RIVERCHASE GALLERIA…ROSS
BRIDGE…SAMFORD UNIVERSITY…THE SUMMIT AND U.A.B. CAMPUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…URBAN AREAS…HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
