Flood Advisory for Birmingham Metro

Here are rainfall amounts estimated by Doppler radar since yesterday afternoon.

Here is the text of the advisory:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN…
BIBB COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…CENTREVILLE…BRENT…
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…VESTAVIA HILLS…TRUSSVILLE…
MOUNTAIN BROOK…LEEDS…IRONDALE…HOOVER…HOMEWOOD…
BIRMINGHAM…BESSEMER…
SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…PELHAM…MONTEVALLO…HELENA…
CHELSEA…ALABASTER…
NORTHEASTERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1045 AM CST

* AT 846 AM CST RADAR INDICATED THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WITH
LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER INCH OR
SO IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. THIS WILL PRODUCE
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SOME STREETS AND ROADWAYS IN THE AREA…
ESPECIALLY THOSE IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS NEAR SMALL CREEKS…
STREAMS AND DITCHES WITH POOR DRAINAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather