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Flash Flood Warning for Northern Shelby County

| July 4, 2015 @ 7:31 am

Very heavy rain is sinking south slowly across northern Shelby County this morning.

1-3 inches of rain has fallen and one hour rainfall rates over one inch can be expected.

Flooding will occur in areas that are prone to it.

Current radar at 7:42 on the left, accumulated precipitation on the right:

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT

* AT 729 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
HOOVER…LEEDS…CHELSEA…INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE…VINCENT…
HARPERSVILLE…WESTOVER…MOUNT LAUREL…VANDIVER…LAKE PURDY…
GREYSTONE…BROOK HIGHLAND…MEADOWBROOK…FOWLER LAKE…HIGHLAND
LAKES…OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK…SHOAL CREEK…HOOVER VETERANS
PARK AND STERRETT.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

Category: Severe Weather

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