Dadeville High School assistant principal Pam Holloway and others from the Tallapoosa County Board of Education go through the steps in the emergency plan for an active shooter scenario during a table top exercise Wednesday.
.Heavy thunderstorms are forecast from this afternoon to early
Thursday morning. This activity has the potential to produce several
inches of rainfall for portions of Central Alabama. A broad area of
Central Alabama is included in a Flood Watch as there is some
uncertainty regarding exactly where the heaviest corridors of rain
may occur.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following
counties, Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun,
Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas,
Elmore, Etowah, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon,
Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell,
Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa and Tuscaloosa.
* WHEN...From 4 PM CDT this afternoon through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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