Flash Flood Warning: Hale/Perry County

UPDATE AS OF 1:23
Public reporting flooding occurring on several rural highways. Some roads have even been washed out. The Pleasant Valley Grocery Store on Highway 25 has been flooded.

ORIGINAL INFORMATION
Rainfall totals on Doppler radar are approaching four inches northeast of Greensboro.

There is an area of convergence along AL-25 northeast of Greensboro where storms will continue to dump heavy rainfall over the next hour or so and flooding is likely.

Quite a few lightning strokes are starting to show up with this storm as well.

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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1244 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
EAST CENTRAL HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 1242 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN THESE
LOCATIONS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. HEAVY RAINS LAST NIGHT
AND THIS MORNING HAVE DROPPED AS MUCH AS 4-6 INCHES OF RAIN IN
THIS AREA. THIS COULD CAUSE CREEKS TO SWELL AS POSSIBLY 1-2 MORE
INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

FOLKS IN THE AREA OF LITTLE BRUSH CREEK AND SPARKS CREEK…BETWEEN
WATEROAK AND BRUSH CREEK…ALONG COUNTY ROAD 25 NEED TO PAY
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ANY RISING WATERS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
OF EAST CENTRAL HALE AND NORTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTIES…INCLUDING
THE TOWNS OF MORGAN SPRINGS AND WATEROAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLOODING SITUATION. YOU
SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL. STAY HOME UNLESS YOU ARE FORCED TO
EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT…LON 3289 8756 3290 8742 3287 8741 3287 8739
3273 8737 3273 8758

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