FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
446 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…JASPER…DORA…CORDOVA…
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 442 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE COUNTY. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1
TO 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES COULD FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
ESPECIALLY IN THE CORDOVA AND JASPER AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
