FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...AUTAUGA...BLOUNT...CHILTON...COOSA...ELMORE... JEFFERSON...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR... TALLADEGA AND WALKER. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN... CHAMBERS...CLAY...CLEBURNE...LEE...MACON...RANDOLPH...RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...MARION AND WINSTON. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... BARBOUR...BULLOCK AND PIKE. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...FAYETTE AND LAMAR. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * IN ADDITION TO AN INCREASING FLASH FLOODING THREAT ON AREA ROADWAYS AND IN URBAN AREAS...AS WIDESPREAD RAINFALL CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...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 COULD INCREASE THE AREAL FLOOD THREAT. Instructions: 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.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 14:36:40 +0000
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