Flash Flood Warning for portions of Blount and Jefferson Counties until 830pm CDT. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain has fallen.

640pm Update:  It continues to be a very active go of it across portions of Northern and Central Alabama with storms dumping a lot of rain in a short amount of time.  The latest Flash Flood Warning gets into SW Blount and North Central Jefferson County were an estimated 2-3″+ of rain has fallen. Storm are training over the same areas and more building in south.  The Flash Flood Warning continues as well for Cullman, Western Morgan and Eastern Lawrence Counties.  Please be weather aware!

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
530 PM CDT Fri Sep 13 2024

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Southwestern Blount County in central Alabama…
North Central Jefferson County in central Alabama…

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 530 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly as additional showers and thunderstorms develop in the
area.

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…
Sumiton, Warrior, Hayden, Arkadelphia, Blount Springs, Rickwood
Caverns, Smoke Rise, Partridge Crossroads and Sayre.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

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