Areal Flood Advisory For Parts Of Talladega, Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair Counties Until 7:45 PM

Scott Martin | February 10, 2020 @ 1:54 pm

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flood Advisory for…
Talladega County in east central Alabama…
Blount County in central Alabama…
Calhoun County in east central Alabama…
Etowah County in northeastern Alabama…
St. Clair County in central Alabama…

* Until 745 PM CST.

* At 145 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory
area. More significant flooding will be likely in some areas due
to additional rainfall over the next 2 to 3 hours.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Gadsden, Anniston, Oxford, Talladega, Sylacauga, Pell City,
Jacksonville, Leeds, Moody, Rainbow City, Oneonta, Attalla,
Childersburg, Piedmont, Hokes Bluff, Springville, Odenville,
Blountsville, Cleveland and Talladega Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding
of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.

Category: Alabama's Weather, ALL POSTS, Severe Weather

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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.