Flood Advisory Issued Lamar/Walker Counties

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN…
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…VERNON…SULLIGENT…MILLPORT…

* UNTIL 400 PM CST

* AT 1255 PM CST…LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW
GENERALLY ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE
OVER THE NEXT HOUR. EVEN THOUGH RANFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN RATHER
LIGHT…WHEN COMBINED WITH PREVIOUS RAINFALL FROM SUNDAY AND ALREADY
SATURDATED GROUND CONDITIONS…IT COULD LEAD TO SOME LOCALIZED
MINOR FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE .

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS…
HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN…
WALKER COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…SUMITON…JASPER…DORA…CORDOVA…
CARBON HILL…

* UNTIL 400 PM CST

* AT 104 PM CST…LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW
GENERALLY ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE
OVER THE NEXT HOUR. EVEN THOUGH RANFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN RATHER
LIGHT…WHEN COMBINED WITH PREVIOUS RAINFALL FROM SUNDAY AND ALREADY
SATURDATED GROUND CONDITIONS…IT COULD LEAD TO SOME LOCALIZED MINOR
FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS…
HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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