CANCELED — FLASH FLOOD WARNING: Parts of Greene, Sumter Co. Until 10 pm

| March 22, 2022 @ 7:03 pm

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
West Central Greene County in west central Alabama…
Sumter County in west central Alabama…

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 659 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving showers and
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across a large portion of
Sumter County. Radar indicates that at least 2 inches has already
fallen in many areas with another 1 to locally 2 inches likely
through this evening. 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…
Livingston, York, Cuba, Gainesville, Epes, Emelle, Boyd, The
University Of West Alabama, Bluffport, Panola, Kinterbish, Geiger,
Sumterville, Payneville, Old Mallard Airport, I 20 Welcome Center
At Cuba, Ward and Warsaw.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

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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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