FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
711 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009
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CHILTON AL-
711 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN…
EAST CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLANTON…
* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT
* AT 709 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL OF TWO TO THREE INCHES HAD
OCCURRED ACROSS THE AREA. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THIS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED
FLOODING OF SOME ROADS AND LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
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.
