Thunderstorms have dumped 3-5 inches of rain and in some cases as much as 6 inches according to Doppler radar estimates this morning from Huntsville to Guntersville through Etowah and Cherokee Counties.
Be alert to flooding on roadways if you are driving this morning. If you live near a creek or river, you are noticing sudden rises as well.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
NORTH CENTRAL CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 830 AM CDT
* AT 516 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE
PAST 1 TO 2 HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR.
