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Flood Advisory for Blount, Cherokee, and Etowah Counties till 6:00 AM

| February 11, 2020 @ 12:16 am

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA…
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 600 AM CST.

* AT 1201 AM CST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN
THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY, WITH ADDITIONAL MODERATE RAINFALL OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THIS COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED
FLOODING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
GADSDEN, RAINBOW CITY, ONEONTA, ATTALLA, HOKES BLUFF, CENTRE, CEDAR
BLUFF, BLOUNTSVILLE, CLEVELAND, LITTLE RIVER CANYON NATIONAL
PRESERVE, FORNEY, CENTRE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DALLAS, GLENCOE,
WARRIOR, SARDIS CITY, LOCUST FORK, LEESBURG, ALTOONA AND SNEAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

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: Alabama's Weather, ALL POSTS, Severe Weather

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