Serious Situation Across Jefferson County Tonight

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
808 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
JEFFERSON AL-
808 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

…FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT…

…A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY…

AT 803 PM CDT…COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN MUCH OF JEFFERSON COUNTY WITH MANY ROADS CLOSED AND STREAMS STILL OVERFLOWING THEIR BANKS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE…BESSEMER…BIRMINGHAM…FAIRFIELD…FULTONDALE…
GARDENDALE…HUEYTOWN…PINSON…TRUSSVILLE…VESTAVIA
HILLS…BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT…BRIGHTON…BROOKSIDE…CARDIFF…CENTER
POINT…CLAY AND ENSLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLOODING IS OCCURRING. NUMEROUS ROADS…STREETS AND HIGHWAYS ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE UNTIL WEATHER AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATER. CONDITIONS ARE LIFE THREATENING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather