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Flash Flood Warning : Talladega County until 1 PM

| January 30, 2013 @ 10:12 am

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An axis of 2-3 inch rains has fallen across Talladega County according to Doppler radar estimates.

One of our Skywatchers is reporting three inches of rain and flooding in the Forest Hills area of Childersburg.

Another report indicates a few cars submerged in 2-3ft of water at Pell City High School in St. Clair County due to severe flooding.

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 100 PM CST

* AT 1010 AM CST…RADAR INDICATES THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE
DURING THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. PUBLIC REPORTS INDICATED THAT
MANY DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS WERE NEAR BANKFULL. RUNOFF FROM THE
RAIN WILL PRODUCE FLOODING OF SOME STREETS ACROSS THE
AREA…ESPECIALLY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS LIKE SYLACAUGA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
CHILDERSBURG…SYLACAUGA… AND TALLADEGA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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

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