Flash Flood Warning Calhoun County til 6:30 PM

Heavy rain has been falling across much of Calhoun County for several hours now. This warning includes nearly the entire county and is affecting areas around Anniston, Oxford, Jacksonville and Piedmeont, as well as Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 431. Flooding is being reported through out the county. If you come across a road that is flooded, remember to Turn Around, Don’t Drown.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 335 PM CDT…THE PUBLIC REPORTED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
ANNISTON…COBB TOWN…FORT MCCLELLAN…JACKSONVILLE…OXFORD…
PIEDMONT…SAKS…WEST END…COBB TOWN…ALEXANDRIA…BLUE
MOUNTAIN…BYNUM…HOBSON CITY…JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY…
OXFORD LAKE AND WEAVER.

REPORTS OF FLOODING WITHIN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE HAVE BEEN
REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ALREADY…AND
ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER
THE NEXT THREE HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT RAINBANDS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT
RECOMMENDED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT THREE HOURS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather