Flash Flood Warning Montgomery County

One round of heavy rain has already fallen across part of Montgomery County. The warning includes southern sections of the city of Montgomery and also areas along Interstate 65 and Highways 231 and 331. Another line of very heavy rain is about to move into the affected region and flash flooding is expected. Some areas in the warning have already received nearly 2 inches of rain and a few more inches are possible. Use caution if driving around and never drive through flooded roadways…TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 501 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RADAR ESTIMATES AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED IN
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS
EXPECTED AND WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS CENTRAL MONTGOMERY
COUNTY.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
DANNELLY FIELD…HOPE HULL…HYUNDAI MOTORS OF ALABAMA…PIKE
ROAD…PINEDALE…SNOWDOUN AND WOODCREST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT RAINBANDS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather