UPDATED 5:43 AM FOR REPORT OF FLASH FLOODING: At 5:17 am, two miles NE of Center Point, part of Sweeny Hollow Road is flooded and completely impassable.
RAIN REPORT: 2.23 inches, NE Trussville, as of 5:30 am. Light rain continues but lightning and thunder has abated.
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RAIN REPORT: As of 4:31 am, Terry Sasser, 33/40 Skywatcher in Gardendale reports 1.56 inches of rain.
UPDATED 5 AM FOR POSITION REPORT ON THUNDERSTORMS: The line of thunderstorms extend from Southeast Walker County eastward across North Jefferson County…also the line of storms continued across North Talladega County to south of Anniston. In Jefferson County, some of the very heavy rain is close to downtown Birmingham Lightning is frequent in these storms and the thunder is window-shaking. Likely that thousands of people have been awakened.
MORNING DRIVE (ALSO CALLED MORNING RUSH HOUR) It is advisable to allow extra time this morning. Some roadways may be flooded in spots.
Here is the full text of the Flash Flood Warning:
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
430 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 830 AM CDT
* AT 427 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
ESTIMATED AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED
BY RADAR…WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES EXPECTED AS
THE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
FULTONDALE…GARDENDALE…PINSON…TRUSSVILLE…ADAMSVILLE…
BROOKSIDE…CARDIFF…CENTER POINT…CLAY…GRAYSVILLE…AND
WEST JEFFERSON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3374 8654 3372 8652 3366 8652 3362 8655
3359 8688 3358 8717 3363 8713 3363 8709
3366 8709 3366 8706 3372 8703 3377 8658
3376 8655
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