EXPIRED – Flash Flood Warning: For Parts Of Talladega, Randolph, Chilton, Calhoun, Shelby, St. Clair, Cleburne, Coosa, Clay Counties Until 9:30 AM

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Talladega County in east central Alabama…
Northwestern Randolph County in east central Alabama…
Eastern Chilton County in central Alabama…
Calhoun County in east central Alabama…
Shelby County in central Alabama…
Southeastern St. Clair County in central Alabama…
Cleburne County in east central Alabama…
Coosa County in east central Alabama…
Clay County in east central Alabama…

* Until 930 AM CST.

* At 626 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have
already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to continue or begin
shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Alabaster, Anniston, Pelham, Oxford, Talladega, Sylacauga, Pell
City, Jacksonville, Calera, Chelsea, Clanton, Montevallo,
Childersburg, Piedmont, Columbiana, Heflin, Jemison, Lineville,
Ashland and Wilsonville.

Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are possible in the
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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