The flash flood warning for Shelby County expired at 1:30 p.m. But flooding continues across parts of Shelby County so the NWS issued a new Areal Flood Warning for western Shelby County.
* FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 125 PM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING
IS CONTINUING ACROSS THE AREA FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL.
FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG SOME STREETS AND ROADWAYS IN THE ALABASTER
AREA…ESPECIALLY IN AREAS ALONG AND NEAR THOMPSON ROAD AND HIGHWAY
119. FLOODWATERS ALSO CONTINUE TO MOVE DOWN BUCKS CREEK.
ALTHOUGH RAINFALL HAS TAPERED OFF IN THE AREA…FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS FLOOD WATERS SLOWLY RECEDE.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…ALABASTER…
HELENA…AND MAYLENE.
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