THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
WESTERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
* AT 720 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT TWO
TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA DURING THE PAST TWO
HOURS. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT ONE TO
TWO HOURS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
MARION…SELMA…SELMONT-WEST SELMONT…VALLEY GRANDE…
AUTAUGAVILLE…BENTON……LOWNDESBORO…AND WHITE HALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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.
