Flash Flood Warning: Winston, Walker, Marion, Fayette and Lamar

2-4 inches of rain has fallen across the warned counties.

Flash flooding is being reported in many locations.

The left side of the graphic shows accumulated rainfall. The white areas represent rainfall amounts in excess of 4 inches.

The right side panel shows the current radar.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA…
FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA…
WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 545 AM CST

* AT 1151 PM CST…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO
THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME LOCATIONS IN
LAMAR…MARION…AND WINSTON COUNTIES. FLASH FLOODING HAS ALREADY
BEEN REPORTED IN A FEW LOCATIONS…AND COULD BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD SHORTLY. AREAS DOWNSTREAM IN WALKER COUNTY SHOULD PAY
CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE STORMS MOVING IN…AS THEY WILL PRODUCE
VERY HEAVY RAINS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT COULD ALSO LEAD TO
FLOODING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
JASPER…HAMILTON…WINFIELD…FAYETTE…HALEYVILLE…CORDOVA…
CARBON HILL…VERNON…SULLIGENT…MILLPORT…LYNN…ARLEY…
GUIN…HACKLEBURG…BERRY…DOUBLE SPRINGS…PARRISH…BRILLIANT…
OAKMAN AND ADDISON.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

Category: Severe Weather