Areal Flood Advisory Jefferson County

Ryan Stinnett | October 10, 2014 @ 8:21 pm

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN…
SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…VESTAVIA HILLS…MOUNTAIN BROOK…
HUEYTOWN…HOOVER…HOMEWOOD…FAIRFIELD…BIRMINGHAM…BESSEMER…

* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT

* AT 811 PM CDT…STORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE MOVING
EASTWARD ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW ONE
TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS…
HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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