Flash Flood Warning for Jefferson County

Storms continue to intensify over the Birmingham Metro and some areas have picked up 1 to 2 inches of rain. The NWS has gone ahead and issued a flash flood warning.

The bright green polygon is the warning.

Remember, turn around, don’t drown.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 506 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY WITH
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…VESTAVIA HILLS…HOMEWOOD…MOUNTAIN BROOK…
GARDENDALE…FAIRFIELD…FULTONDALE…CENTER POINT…PINSON…
TARRANT…MIDFIELD…BRIGHTON…KIMBERLY…LIPSCOMB…MORRIS…
TRAFFORD…COUNTY LINE…B.J.C.C. AND BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TURN AROUND…DON’T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

Category: Severe Weather