Persistent rain has continued much of this morning in parts of Central and South Alabama. NWS/Birmingham continues this Flash Flood Watch:
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
901 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009
..FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
.DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN
RECORDED IN AN AREA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REFORM…TO ALABASTER…
TO ASHLAND. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA TODAY AS A SERIES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVES
ACROSS THIS AREA…WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-
MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-
LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LIVINGSTON…EUTAW…GREENSBORO…
MOUNDVILLE…MARION…CENTREVILLE…CLANTON…ROCKFORD…
ALEXANDER CITY…DADEVILLE…VALLEY…LANETT…LAFAYETTE…
DEMOPOLIS…LINDEN…SELMA…PRATTVILLE…FORT DEPOSIT…
HAYNEVILLE…WETUMPKA…TALLASSEE…MONTGOMERY…TUSKEGEE…
UNION SPRINGS…AUBURN…OPELIKA…PHENIX CITY…TROY…EUFAULA
901 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009
..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA…EAST
CENTRAL ALABAMA…SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…AUTAUGA…
BIBB…CHILTON…COOSA…DALLAS…ELMORE…LOWNDES…
MONTGOMERY AND PERRY. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…CHAMBERS…
LEE…MACON…RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…
BARBOUR…BULLOCK AND PIKE. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…GREENE…
HALE…MARENGO AND SUMTER.
* UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS HAS PRODUCED SATURATED
SOIL CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. HEAVY
RAINFALL IS FORECAST AGAIN TODAY…WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF
1 TO 3 INCHES…WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
