A lazy cluster of showers persists over East Central Alabama late this morning. They like the scenery because they don’t want to leave. Briefly heavy rain.
At 11:30, the main showers were:
…..NE Talladega County
…..North Calhoun Clounty
…..South Cleburne County especially from Heflin South
SOUTH ALABAMA
A different story. Pouring over SE Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and Coastal Alabama A Tornado Watch continues inthat area until 2pm South Mobile County has an additional Problem. Check out this from the NWS in Mobile
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOWNTOWN MOBILE…
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 1030 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WESTERN MOBILE COUNTY. THE LINE
WILL BECOME ORIENTED WEST TO EAST AND INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL BEGIN
MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST ALONG THE LINE AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 15
MPH. THERE ARE THREE SUCH CELLS POISED TO MOVE OUT OF JACKSON
COUNTY AND INTO MOBILE COUNTY DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. EACH OF
THESE INDIVIDUAL STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO THREE INCHES
OF RAIN. FOR THIS REASON…FLASH FLOODING APPEARS EMINENT.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE COMMUNITIES…CITIES AND TOWS
WITHIN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
TO REPORT FLOODING…HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
MOBILE.
