Flood Warning, Shelby County

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
441 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

SHELBY AL-
441 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…WILSONVILLE…PELHAM…MONTEVALLO…
HELENA…COLUMBIANA…CHELSEA…CALERA…ALABASTER…

* UNTIL 730 PM CST

* AT 437 PM CST…HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND
ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS SHELBY COUNTY. FLOODING PROBLEMS WILL CONTINUE
FOR SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL WATER LEVELS RECEDE. THIS IS A VERY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. TURN AROUND…DONT
DROWN.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER…ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TO REPORT FLOODING…HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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