Flash Flood Warning: Jefferson/Shelby

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 730 AM CDT

* AT 430 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED CLUSTERS OF
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING TO TRACK ACROSS
JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES
OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT…WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 6 AM CDT…WITH AN ADDITIONAL
1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
ALABASTER…BESSEMER…BIRMINGHAM…CALERA…CHELSEA…
COLUMBIANA…FAIRFIELD…FULTONDALE…GARDENDALE…HELENA…
HOMEWOOD…HOOVER…HUEYTOWN…IRONDALE…LEEDS…MONTEVALLO…
MOUNTAIN BROOK…PELHAM…TRUSSVILLE…VESTAVIA HILLS…
WILSONVILLE…ADAMSVILLE…ALABAMA ADVENTURE…ALTON…AMERICAN
VILLAGE…B.J.C.C….BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK…BIRMINGHAM
AIRPORT…BIRMINGHAM FAIRGOUNDS AND BLUFF PARK.



Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather