Flash Flood Warning: Tuscaloosa County

Heavy storms are over Tuscaloosa County dumping torrential rains. Rainfall rates are running 1 to 2 inches over Tuscaloosa County.

Flooding is expected.

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
956 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT

* AT 950 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING FROM
PICKENS COUNTY INTO SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY. RADAR
ESTIMATES THAT 4 TO 9 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER
SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY SINCE RAINFALL BEGAN. AN ADDITIONAL
3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 100 AM CDT…
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TUSCALOOSA PICKENS COUNTY LINE.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
HOLT…NORTHPORT…TUSCALOOSA…BRYANT DENNY STADIUM…COKER…LAKE
LURLEEN STATE PARK…MCFARLAND MALL…SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY MALL.



Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather