Persistent strong thunderstorms that hung around for hours has brought major flash-flooding in the Extreme NE part of Alabama, especially Jackson County including the Scottsboro area.
Thanks to Andy Kula, forecaster at NWS, Huntsville for compiling this very complete list:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1128 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010
.TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON
.DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0700 AM FLASH FLOOD SCOTTSBORO 34.65N 86.05W
08/17/2010 JACKSON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL ROADS IN SCOTTSBORO HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR
BARRICADED AND WATER HAS NEARED SEVERAL RESIDENCES.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NE SCOTTSBORO 34.69N 86.01W
08/17/2010 M4.59 INCH JACKSON AL MESONET
TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH 8 AM AT THE HCN/COOP SITE AT
SCOTTSBORO AIRPORT.
0840 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NNE SCOTTSBORO 34.67N 86.04W
08/17/2010 JACKSON AL PUBLIC
THREE FEET OF WATER WAS COVERING THE HARDEES PARKING LOT
ON BROAD STREET. TWO CARS DROVE INTO A FLOODED DITCH. A
WALKWAY OVER THE DITCH WAS WASHED OUT.
0930 AM FLASH FLOOD 8 NNE SKYLINE 34.92N 86.08W
08/17/2010 JACKSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
FLOOD WATER WAS IMPACTING RESIDENCES ON HIGHWAY 79 IN
HYTOP. PHOTOS OF FLOODING WERE RELAYED BY BROADCAST
MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED.
1000 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 N SCOTTSBORO 34.67N 86.05W
08/17/2010 M6.60 INCH JACKSON AL CO-OP OBSERVER
MEASURED AT 10 AM. ROADS ARE STILL CLOSED AND SOME
BUSINESSES WERE FLOODED.
1000 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNE SCOTTSBORO 34.68N 86.04W
08/17/2010 JACKSON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER RESCUES ARE UNDERWAY AT RESIDENCES NEAR MAPLE
AVENUE IN SCOTTSBORO. WATER IS UP TO 4.5 FEET DEEP.
