Flash Flood Warning: Bibb, Chilton, Greene, Hale, Perry, Shelby, Tuscaloosa; Extended for Blount

Most of North and Central Alabama is now covered by flash flood warnings.

Do not drive in the flood warning areas unless you absolutely have to.

In addition, the warning has been extended for Blount County until 1145 p.m.

QUICK NOTE
9.32 inches of rain at Gold Ridge in Cullman County. This is what we are dealing with.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1030 PM CST

* AT 627 PM CST…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF VERY HEAVY
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA. THESE STORMS WILL BE
TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREAS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 205 AND 234.
INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 89.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

Category: Severe Weather