Areal Flood Advisory Issued For Parts of Pike & Barbour Counties Until 4:30 PM
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Small Stream Flood Advisory for…
Pike County in southeastern Alabama…
Barbour County in southeastern Alabama…
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 132 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause small stream
flooding in the advisory area. Up to one and a half inches of rain
have already fallen.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Troy, Eufaula, Brundidge, Clio, Goshen, Clayton, Louisville, Banks,
Tyler Crossroads, Hawkinsville, Spring Hill, Blue Springs State
Park, Linwood, Osco, Richards Crossroads, White Oak, Boot Hill,
Doster, Gaino and Comer.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Category: Severe Weather
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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.Subscribe
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