The National Weather Service has issued a Risk 2 severe weather report for Tallapoosa County. The potential for severe weather is expected to last overnight until 2 p.m. Saturday.Â
Threats include isolated, brief tornados and damaging winds up to 60 mph.Â
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 3 IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 26 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
AUTAUGA BIBB CALHOUN
CHEROKEE CHILTON CLAY
CLEBURNE COOSA DALLAS
ELMORE ETOWAH GREENE
HALE JEFFERSON LOWNDES
MARENGO MONTGOMERY PERRY
PICKENS RANDOLPH SHELBY
ST. CLAIR SUMTER TALLADEGA
TALLAPOOSA TUSCALOOSA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ALEXANDER CITY,
ALICEVILLE, ANNISTON, ASHLAND, BIRMINGHAM, BRENT, CARROLLTON,
CENTRE, CENTREVILLE, CLANTON, COLUMBIANA, DEMOPOLIS, EUTAW,
FORT DEPOSIT, GADSDEN, GREENSBORO, HEFLIN, HOOVER, JACKSONVILLE,
LINDEN, LINEVILLE, LIVINGSTON, LOWNDESBORO, MARION, MILLBROOK,
MONTGOMERY, MOODY, MOUNDVILLE, PELHAM, PELL CITY, PRATTVILLE,
ROANOKE, ROCKFORD, SELMA, SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, TUSCALOOSA,
UNIONTOWN, WETUMPKA, AND YORK.
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following
counties, Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee,
Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette,
Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens,
Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa,
Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston.
* WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
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 prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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