Flood Watch until Tuesday Evening

For the past few weeks and really this last week, numerous storm systems have been impacting Central Alabama. A slow moving, nearly stationary front draped across the state is allowing for increased convection and heavy rains to fall on some of the same locations over and over. This more often than not is a main culprit for widespread flooding events across the Southeast and that looks to be the case for this week. Many areas have received several inches of rain, allowing for very saturated grounds. With an additional 1 to 3 inches rain expected over the next 24-48 hours, many locations could experience flooding. Some areas could receive more than that locally. The saturated grounds won’t be able to absorb the water an access run off will be a problem. Rivers and streams are already running high and with the prolonged rain event, they will continue to rise. Travel across North-Central Alabama could be quite hazardous in many locations as water is ponding on roadways. Take precautions and please do not drive through flooded areas…TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN!!!

FLOOD WATCH
…A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STEADY RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER PARTS OF
NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING CREATING AN INCREASED RISK
FOR FLOODING

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES WILL BE IMPACTED: MARION,LAMAR,FAYETTE,WINSTON,WALKER,BLOUNT,ETOWAH,CALHOUN,
CHEROKEE,PICKENS,TUSCALOOSA,JEFFERSON & ST. CLAIR

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT…VERNON…
FAYETTE…DOUBLE SPRINGS…JASPER…ONEONTA…GADSDEN…
ANNISTON…CENTRE…CARROLLTON…TUSCALOOSA…BIRMINGHAM…
HOOVER…PELL CITY…MOODY

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES…BLOUNT…JEFFERSON…ST. CLAIR WALKER…
CALHOUN…CHEROKEE…ETOWAH…MARION…WINSTON…FAYETTE…
LAMAR…PICKENS AND TUSCALOOSA.

* FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* A STALLED COLD FRONT OVER THE STATE WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF STEADY RAINFALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA. SOIL CONDITIONS ARE VERY WET DUE TO PREVIOUS RAINFALL
AND THIS WILL HELP PRODUCE QUICKER RUNOFF INTO AREA STREAMS AND
CREEKS. SLOW BUT STEADY RISES ALONG MANY AREA STREAMS MAY CREATE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS…AS WELL AS
SIGNIFICANT PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP

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