Flash Flood Warning : Lamar County until 1:00 PM

The above image is radar estimated rainfall centered on Lamar County. You can see the flash flood warning polygon.

Lamar County has some very flood prone locations so the warnings are issued early for that county.

Remember, turn around, don’t drown. Do not drive or try to walk through standing water.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 100 PM CST

* AT 1011 AM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AS WELL AS
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. LOCALLY RAINFALL HAS
EXCEEDED ONE INCH WITH ANOTHER AREA OF RAIN EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE AREA. LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE WARNED
AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
MILLPORT…SULLIGENT…VERNON…BEAVERTON…BEDFORD…BLOOMING
GROVE…CREWS…DETROIT AND LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.



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