THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
* AT 817 PM CDT…THE PUBLIC REPORTED HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SLOW
MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
CHELSEA…CHILDERSBURG…COLUMBIANA…SYLACAUGA…TALLADEGA
SPRINGS…WILSONVILLE…ALPINE…FAYETTEVILLE…HARPERSVILLE…
LOGAN MARTIN DAM…SYCAMORE…VINCENT…WESTOVER AND WINTERBORO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLOODING IS OCCURRING. NUMEROUS ROADS…STREETS
AND HIGHWAYS ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE UNTIL WEATHER AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IMPROVE
LATER. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING.
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.
