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The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Autauga County...
Southern Chilton County...
East Central Perry County...
Southwestern Chambers County...
Elmore County..
Lee County...
Southern Tallapoosa County...
Northeastern Dallas County...
Central Macon County...
Northern Russell County..
* Until 330 AM CDT.
* At 1130 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Auburn, Phenix City, Opelika, Millbrook, Tuskegee, Wetumpka,
Tallassee, Notasulga, Milstead, Smiths, Smiths Station, Elmore,
Coosada, Deatsville, Eclectic, Maplesville, Franklin, Waverly,
Billingsley and Martin Dam.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
.Heavy thunderstorms are forecast through 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
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...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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