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Flash Flood Watch Expanded to Include Blount County

| October 28, 2020 @ 12:46 pm

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama…east central
Alabama…northeast Alabama and west-central Alabama, including
the following areas, in central Alabama, Autauga, Bibb, Blount,
Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby, St. Clair
and Talladega. In east-central Alabama, Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne,
Randolph and Tallapoosa. In northeast Alabama, Cherokee and
Etowah. In west-central Alabama, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter and
Tuscaloosa.

* From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning

* 2 To 4 inches of rain along with some locally amounts are expected
to occur from Zeta through Thursday morning across the watch area.

* Heavy rain may cause flooding in low lying areas. Please use
caution when traveling.

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, Tropical

About the Author ()

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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