Flood Warning – Limestone & Morgan Co. Until 12:45 am Sunday

Scott Martin | September 18, 2021 @ 6:58 pm

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a

* Flood Warning for…
Limestone County in north central Alabama…
Northwestern Morgan County in north central Alabama…

* Until 1245 AM CDT.

* At 653 PM CDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in the
warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing and there
are multiple road closures in the Ardmore, Elkmont, and Decatur
areas. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Decatur, Athens, Priceville, Trinity, Ardmore, Tanner, Elkmont,
Mooresville, French Mill, Belle Mina, Cartwright, Holland Gin,
Leggtown, Basham and Neel.

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.

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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.