Flood Advisory for Parts of Lamar, Marion Co. Until 9:30 pm

Scott Martin | August 6, 2021 @ 6:33 pm

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Small Stream Flood Advisory for…
Northwestern Marion County in northwestern Alabama…
Northeastern Lamar County in west central Alabama…

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 629 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. This will cause small stream flooding. Between 1
and 2 inches of rain have fallen.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Hamilton, Detroit, Weston, Rankin Fite Airport, Bexar, Byrd,
Shottsville, Marion County Public Lake, Henson Springs, Pikeville
and Pigeye.

Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are expected over the
area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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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.