Flash Flood Warning Lamar County until 11:30PM

A very slow moving thunderstorm is producing very heavy rainfall across portions of central Lamar County. State highways 17 & 18 are included in this warning and could be impacted by flash flooding. Areas in and around Vernon and Crossville will be impacted as well. Heavy rainfall continues to fall in the warned area and the additional rainfall will only make flooding conditions worse.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 830 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY.
FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS SUCH AS ALONG YELLOW CREEK AND ALABAMA
HIGHWAY 17 AND 18 WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS FOR FLOODING
OVER THE NEXT HOUR. ALSO…COUNTY ROADS ACROSS WESTERN LAMAR COUNTY
WILL BE CAPABLE OF FLOODING AS WELL.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
VERNON…BEDFORD…BLOOMING GROVE AND LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather