Flash Flood Warning: Marshall & Dekalb Counties Until 9:45 PM
The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Southeastern Marshall County in northeastern Alabama…
Southwestern DeKalb County in northeastern Alabama…
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 652 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to
two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.
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…
Albertville, Boaz, Crossville, Douglas, McVille, High Point,
Horton, Arona, Painter and Kilpatrick.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
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