THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1230 PM CST
* AT 836 AM CST…RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN SPREADING ACROSS THE
AREA. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE
DURING THE NEXT TWO HOURS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REPORTED SOME
FLOODING OF STREETS AND ROADS IN THE AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
ROANOKE…STROUD…WEDOWEE…ABANDA…CORINTH…CRYSTAL LAKE…
MALONE…RED LEVEL…SPARKLING SPRINGS…WADLEY AND WELCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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. TURN AROUND…DON’T DROWN.
