Flash Flood Warning: Cullman County til 11:30 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1130 PM CST

* AT 530 PM CST…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS CULLMAN
COUNTY…WITH UPWARDS OF ONE INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES.
THIS WILL LEAD TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF…CAUSING FLASH FLOODING
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. URBAN AND LOW-LYING AREAS WILL BE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HAVING FLOODING ISSUES…AND AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR
MORE OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
CULLMAN…HANCEVILLE…GOOD HOPE…FALKVILLE…BAILEYTON…HOLLY
POND…GARDEN CITY…FAIRVIEW…EVA…SOUTH VINEMONT…COLONY AND
WEST POINT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…URBAN AREAS…HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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