Flash Flood Warning : Dallas/Lowndes/Perry/Autauga until 1:30 PM
County road 178 is closed due to flooding.
County EMA reports many streets are flooded and closed in the city of Selma, including at the intersection of Church Street and Alabama Ave. Reports of several buildings flooded with flowing water up to three feet deep.
Rainfall in some areas over just the last 3 hours has exceeded 5 inches.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
WESTERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 1026 AM CDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED SERIOUS FLASH
FLOODING IN DOWNTOWN SELMA…AND A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY IS NOW IN
EFFECT. NUMEROUS STREETS AND BUSINESSES ARE FLOODED IN THE DOWNTOWN
SELMA AREA…WITH WATER THREE FEET DEEP ACROSS SOME ROADWAYS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…MARION…
SELMA…SELMONT-WEST SELMONT…VALLEY GRANDE…OLD CAHABA PARK…
AND WHITE HALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS A DANGEROUS…LIFE THREATENING SITUATION AND EVERY PRECAUTION
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EXTENSIVE
FLOODING IS EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID WATER COVERED ROADS AND
FIND ALTERNATIVE ROUTES.
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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