FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
810 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
JEFFERSON AL-ST. CLAIR AL-BLOUNT AL-
810 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
SOUTHERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TRUSSVILLE…
WEST CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPRINGVILLE…
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
* AT 808 PM CDT…HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS
OCCURRING OVER THE JEFFERSON…BLOUNT…AND ST. CLAIR COUNTY
LINES. RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED…AND
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS…AS WELL AS OVERFLOW OF SMALL
STREAMS ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
