Flash Flood Warning for Parts of Bullock, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Russell Co. Until 4 am Friday

| February 3, 2022 @ 10:04 pm

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA…
MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA…
NORTHERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 400 AM CST FRIDAY.

* AT 959 PM CST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED
TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

HAZARD…FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.

SOURCE…RADAR.

IMPACT…FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN
AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS
OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE…
MONTGOMERY, AUBURN, PHENIX CITY, OPELIKA, TUSKEGEE, UNION SPRINGS,
FORT DEPOSIT, MEADVILLE, SMITHS, PIKE ROAD, SMITHS STATION,
FRANKLIN, HARDAWAY, LIVERPOOL, FRANKLIN FIELD, DAVISVILLE, LAKE
TUSKEGEE, SHOPTON, WAUGH AND MOUNT MEIGS.

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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