At 5:00 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain that will cause urban and small stream flooding. Overflowing poor drainage areas will result in minor flooding in the advisory area.
The National Weather Service in Huntsville, AL, has issued a Flood Warning for the Flint River at Brownsboro from early this morning until Monday morning.
The National Weather Service in Huntsville, AL, has issued a Flood Warning for the Tennessee River at Florence, from late tonight until Friday morning.
At 10:39 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Section, or near Scottsboro, moving northeast at 30 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
At 10:14 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a heavy rain shower near Guntersville, moving northeast at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.
At 1:12 PM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated rain totals were near or soon to exceed two inches in the advisory area. Additional steady rainfall with periods of heavy rain are expected in the coming hours. Flooding is expected along streams, poor-drainage, and flood-prone areas.
The Storm Prediction Center has nearly all of Central Alabama south of a line from Reform to Birmingham to Wedowee in a Marginal Risk for severe storms on its day one outlook (6 AM Sat. – 6 AM Sun.).
A prolonged period of moderate to heavy rains will continue to add up and could result in rises in rivers, creeks, and low lying areas.
A developing storm system over the central Gulf Coast states will translate into multiple waves of showers and potentially heavy rainfall starting late tonight and continue through Sunday.
Heavy rainfall of 1-2 inches inches has occurred since 5 am CST this morning over the village creek drainage basin and a flood warning is now in effect for the Village Creek ay Avenue W.
Heavy rainfall over the past 12 hours is creating water rises on the Black Warrior River At Selden Lock and Dam and a flood warning
is now in effect.
A line of strong storms continues pushing east across Central Alabama this morning with loud thunder, heavy rain and gusty winds. There are reports for damage around Jemison in Chilton County.
At 623 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Marion, moving east at 50 mph.
The severe weather threat has decreased across Alabama and winds are diminishing slowly. Rain will end in the Birmingham area shortly after noon.
Tropical storm warnings remain in effect across many counties of Central Alabama with wind advisories in the rest of the counties.
