Flooding Has Become An Issue With Today’s Storms

The good news is the trending on the radar is showing the rainfall over the western half of the state is starting to dissipate in strength and coverage, while the main focus has shifted to the northeastern parts of the state. The heaviest rainfall is falling over locations north of a line stretching from Center Point to Anniston to Heflin and east of the I-65 corridor.

While the threat of gusty winds has been the reasoning behind the Marginal Risk for severe storms today, the heavy amounts of rainfall throughout the area have become the main storyline on your Tuesday. Several Areal Flood Advisories are in effect for parts of Shelby, Cherokee, Etowah, Chambers, Coosa, Randolph, Tallapoosa, Bibb, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Calhoun, and St. Clair counties, along with a Flash Flood Warning for parts of Cherokee and Etowah counties until 9:30 PM.

*** As I typed this post, a Flash Flood Warning has been Issued for St. Clair County until 9:45 PM ***

Several reports of water covering the roadways in Etowah and Cherokee counties have come in, including a report where the Gadsden Police Department is helping to get occupants out of a stalled vehicle due to flood waters. Several roads in Centre have been deemed impassable due to water covering the roads, including portions of HWY-411.

Looking at the high-resolution HRRR model for tonight through 7:00 AM Wednesday morning, this activity should start to quickly wind down as we continue to lose the heating of the day, but a few showers will linger on throughout the late night and into the overnight hours until sunrise. Flooding issues will start to dissipate as well as we head through the remainder of the evening. While it is still possible for a few strong storms to occur tonight, the likelihood of it happening is really starting to drop off.

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