NOTE: In addition, NWS issued an Areal Flood Advisory for Marengo County until 9 tonight. This is mostly for small stream flooding and poor drainage areas.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NWS/Huntsville just issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lawrence County until 6:30 pm. So, now, Lawrence County is under both a Severe Thunderstorm Warning and Flash Flood Warning!
Here is the text of the Flash Flood Warning
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
559 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 558 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TRINITY…
ROGERSVILLE…NORTH COURTLAND…MOULTON…FLINT CITY AND DECATUR.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS
OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
