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Flash Flood Watch Expanded West

| July 4, 2013 @ 12:14 pm

The NWS has expanded the flash flood watch into some of our northwester counties. Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Winston and Walker Counties are now included in this watch that is in effect until Saturday Morning.

Heavy rain continues to fall across north-central Alabama. Several inches of rain have fallen and several additional inches are expected as a very warm and moist air mass is in place across the state. Unsettled weather will continues for at least the next 24-36 hours across the state.

7-4-2013 12-07-03 PM

MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT…VERNON…
FAYETTE…DOUBLE SPRINGS…JASPER

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS…IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…WALKER. IN NORTHWEST
ALABAMA…MARION AND WINSTON. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
FAYETTE AND LAMAR.

* THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING

* EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK AS HEAVY RAINFALL TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA.

* IN ADDITION TO AN INCREASING FLASH FLOODING THREAT ON AREA
ROADWAYS AND IN URBAN AREAS…AS WIDESPREAD RAINFALL CONTINUES
FOR SEVERAL DAYS…WATER LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS
COULD RISE QUICKLY AS HEAVY RAINFALL TRACKS ACROSS THOSE
BASINS FOR PROLONG PERIODS OF TIME. ALSO…ACCUMULATING WATER
IN LOW LYING AREAS BY THIS WEEKEND COULD INCREASE THE AREAL
FLOOD THREAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-
CHAMBERS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-
RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ONEONTA…GADSDEN…ANNISTON…CENTRE…
HEFLIN…BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…COLUMBIANA…PELHAM…ALABASTER…
PELL CITY…MOODY…TALLADEGA…SYLACAUGA…ASHLAND…ROANOKE…
CLANTON…ROCKFORD…ALEXANDER CITY…DADEVILLE…VALLEY…
LANETT…LAFAYETTE…PRATTVILLE…FORT DEPOSIT…HAYNEVILLE…
WETUMPKA…TALLASSEE…MONTGOMERY…TUSKEGEE…UNION SPRINGS…
AUBURN…OPELIKA…PHENIX CITY…TROY…EUFAULA
1141 AM CDT THU JUL 4 2013

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING…

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA…EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…NORTHEAST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS…IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…AUTAUGA…BLOUNT…CHILTON…
COOSA…ELMORE…JEFFERSON…LOWNDES…MONTGOMERY…SHELBY…
ST. CLAIR AND TALLADEGA. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…CALHOUN…
CHAMBERS…CLAY…CLEBURNE…LEE…MACON…RANDOLPH…RUSSELL
AND TALLAPOOSA. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…BARBOUR…BULLOCK AND PIKE.

* THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING

* EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK AS HEAVY RAINFALL TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA.

* IN ADDITION TO AN INCREASING FLASH FLOODING THREAT ON AREA
ROADWAYS AND IN URBAN AREAS…AS WIDESPREAD RAINFALL CONTINUES
FOR SEVERAL DAYS…WATER LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS
COULD RISE QUICKLY AS HEAVY RAINFALL TRACKS ACROSS THOSE
BASINS FOR PROLONG PERIODS OF TIME. ALSO…ACCUMULATING WATER
IN LOW LYING AREAS BY THIS WEEKEND COULD INCREASE THE AREAL
FLOOD THREAT.

…FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING…

.A TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BRINGING
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL TO CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. AS GROUND CONDITIONS BECOME SATURATED AND
RAINFALL TRACKS ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS…THE THREAT OF FLASH
FLOODING WILL INCREASE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AS WELL AS
THE FAR NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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