...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...AUTAUGA... BLOUNT...CHILTON...COOSA...ELMORE...JEFFERSON...LOWNDES... MONTGOMERY...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR AND TALLADEGA. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN...CHAMBERS...CLAY...CLEBURNE...LEE...MACON... RANDOLPH...RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA... CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...BARBOUR...BULLOCK AND PIKE. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS HEAVY RAINFALL TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA. * IN ADDITION TO AN INCREASING FLASH FLOODING THREAT ON AREA ROADWAYS AND IN URBAN AREAS...AS WIDESPREAD RAINFALL CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL DAYS...WATER LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD RISE QUICKLY AS HEAVY RAINFALL TRACKS ACROSS THOSE BASINS FOR PROLONG PERIODS OF TIME. ALSO...ACCUMULATING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS BY THIS WEEKEND COULD INCREASE THE AREAL FLOOD THREAT. 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. && MC
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:26:02 +0000