Areas over southern Lamar County are in for some very heavy rainfall in the next hours and parts of the county are very prone to flooding, so the NWS has posted a flash flood warning. Rainfall rates are around 1-1.5 inches per hour with the storm which is now bearing down on Columbus…severe thunderstorm warnings are also in effect for the storm including Starkville, Columbus and West Point.
Areas around Vernon are especially susceptible.
Please remember…turn around…don’t drown!
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
408 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 408 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITHIN
THE NEXT HOUR. THESE STORMS COULD CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS THE
AREA…ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF VERNON.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
MILLPORT…VERNON AND KENNEDY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT RAINBANDS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING…HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
BIRMINGHAM.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3379 8825 3379 8794 3353 8794 3354 8828
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