This morning’s heavy rainfall is a little east of the big band that set up last night. The heavy rainfall at 6:35 extends across northern and eastern Tuscaloosa County, mainly in areas near and east of US-82, down through western Bibb, eastern Hale and into northern Perry County.
Storm rainfall totals since Sunday morning according to Doppler radar are running 5-7 inches across Tuscaloosa County, with widespread 10-11 inch amounts across eastern Hale County.
The additional heavy rainfall will cause serious flooding.
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
630 AM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
WESTERN BIBB COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 930 AM CDT
* AT 628 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL OF THREE TO FOUR INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
AREA DURING THE PAST TWO TO THREE HOURS AND ANOTHER ONE TO TWO
INCHES IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT HOUR.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
BRENT…CENTREVILLE…GREENSBORO…AKRON…COALING…EOLINE…
HARRISBURG…HEIBERGER…LOW GAP…MCFARLAND MALL…MERTZ…
MOUNDVILLE…SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE…TALLADEGA NATIONAL
FOREST…VANCE AND WEST CENTREVILLE.
