Flash Flood Warning Lowndes County until 10:30 AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT

* AT 433 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY BE OBSERVED WITH THIS BAND. A SECOND BAND
OF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE
SAME AREA AND WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE
AREA…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
HAYNEVILLE…MOSSES…BEECHWOOD…BENTON…GORDONVILLE…
LOWNDESBORO AND WHITE HALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

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

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather