Areal Flood Advisory Issued For Parts Of Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Jefferson, Randolph, St. Clair, Shelby, And Talladega Counties Until 11:45PM

AWXVTEC FEED | December 8, 2018 @ 8:46 pm

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The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flood Advisory for…
    Talladega County in east central Alabama…
    Randolph County in east central Alabama…
    Blount County in central Alabama…
    Calhoun County in east central Alabama…
    Shelby County in central Alabama…
    Etowah County in northeastern Alabama…
    Jefferson County in central Alabama…
    St. Clair County in central Alabama…
    Cleburne County in east central Alabama…
    Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama…
    Clay County in east central Alabama…

* Until 1145 PM CST.

* At 840 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated moderate rain causing minor flooding in the advisory area. Rainfall reports indicate 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain have already fallen across the advisory area since midnight. This has caused creeks to overflow and poor drainage areas to flood.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Birmingham, Hoover, Gadsden, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Bessemer, Homewood, Anniston, Pelham, Oxford, Mountain Brook, Trussville, Helena, Hueytown, Talladega, Gardendale, Sylacauga, Pell City, Jacksonville and Irondale.

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