Flash Flood Warning : Jefferson County until 12:30 PM

1.09 inches of rain at the airport through 9:43 a.m.

But heavier rain amounts have fallen over the western and northern part of the Birmingham Metro.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1230 PM CST

* AT 940 AM CST…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING OF SOME
ROADS AND STREETS IN THE AREA…INCLUDING IN THE VICINITY OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AND IN FAIRFIELD. ADDITIONAL RUNOFF FROM
HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN WILL PRODUCE SOME FLOODING ACROSS THE
AREA DURING THE NEXT TWO TO THREE HOURS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
BIRMINGHAM…FAIRFIELD…HOMEWOOD…HOOVER…HUEYTOWN…IRONDALE
…MOUUNTAIN BROOK…VESTAVIA HILLS…ADAMSVILLE…BROOKSIDE…
CAHABA HEIGHTS…ENSLEY…FORESTDALE…GRAYSVILLE…AND LIPSCOMB.

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.



Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather