Flood Advisory for Parts of Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Jefferson Counties Until 5:30PM

Scott Martin | June 22, 2017 @ 2:34 pm

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
229 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

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Tuscaloosa AL-Bibb AL-Jefferson AL-
229 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flood Advisory for Minor Flooding in Poor Drainage Areas for…
Eastern Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama…
Northeastern Bibb County in Alabama…
Western Jefferson County in Alabama…

* Until 530 PM CDT

* At 228 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated moderate to heavy rain
continued to spread across areas that have already received two to
three inches during the past 24 hours. This will produce localized
flooding of some streets and roadways in the area…especially
near small creeks and streams and in low-lying flood prone areas
with poor drainage.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Birmingham, Hoover, Bessemer, Hueytown, Fairfield, Sumiton,
Pleasant Grove, Midfield, Adamsville, Brighton, Lipscomb,
Graysville, Lake View, Brookwood, Sylvan Springs, Vance, Woodstock,
Brookside, West Blocton and Mulga.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.