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New Flash Flood Watch Issued For Most Of Central Alabama

| February 11, 2020 @ 3:53 pm

..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, east-central Alabama, northeast Alabama, northwest Alabama, and west-central Alabama, including the following counties:

Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston

* From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday Morning

* Heavy rainfall with showers and thunderstorms will move into Central Alabama Wednesday night through Thursday morning associated with a cold front. An additional 1 to 1.5 inches of rainfall with isolated higher amounts are forecast, which may fall in a short period of time. Due to very saturated soil conditions and areal flooding still ongoing, flash flooding will be possible once again.

* Any heavy rainfall amounts in a short period of time will greatly enhance the risk of flash flooding due to already saturated soil conditions and rapid water runoff.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Category: Alabama's Weather, ALL POSTS, 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.

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