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NWS Birmingham Expands Flash Flood Watch For Sunday

| April 18, 2020 @ 1:31 pm

In addition to the severe weather threat on Sunday, we will deal with a heavy rainfall threat as well across Alabama.

Here are expected rainfall totals through Monday 1 p.m. from the Weather Prediction Center:

Any areas that see the training of heavier rainfall could see even more. Some spots across Central Alabama could see as much as 4-6 inches.

The NWS Birmingham ahs added counties to the flash flood watch that they issued early this morning. The new counties include: Calhoun, Cleburne, Fayette, Lamar, St. Clair, and Walker.

The counties that were already in the watch include: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, and Tuscaloosa.

The watch will be in effect from 7:00 AM CDT Sunday until 1:00 AM CDT early Monday morning.

Flash flood watches now cover these areas across the South:

Category: Alabama's Weather, ALL POSTS, Severe Weather

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