Areal Flood Advisory for Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair Until 3:30 AM

| March 19, 2018 @ 9:40 am

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
924 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2018

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Blount AL-Calhoun AL-Etowah AL-St. Clair AL-
924 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2018

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for…
Blount County in central Alabama…
Northern Calhoun County in east central Alabama…
Etowah County in northeastern Alabama…
Northern St. Clair County in central Alabama…

* Until 330 AM CDT Tuesday

* At 923 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in
the advisory area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Gadsden, Jacksonville, Rainbow City, Oneonta, Attalla, Piedmont,
Hokes Bluff, Springville, Blountsville, Cleveland, Glencoe,
Ashville, Sardis City, Ragland, Locust Fork, Ohatchee, Steele,
Altoona, Snead and Susan Moore.

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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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.

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