Flash Flood Warning : Calhoun/St.Clair Counties until 1:30 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 130 PM CST

* AT 1018 AM CST…RADAR INDICATED THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN
WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT ONE TO TWO
HOURS. SOME FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE PELL CITY AREA…WITH
WATER REPORTED TO BE ENTERING ONE BUSINESS AND WATER OVER SOME
ROADWAYS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…ANNISTON…
COBB TOWN…FORT MCCLELLAN…JACKSONVILLE…OXFORD…PELL CITY…
PIEDMONT…SAKS…WEST END-COBB TOWN…ALEXANDRIA…BLUE
MOUNTAIN…BYNUM…COOSA ISLAND…HOBSON CITY…OHATCHEE…OXFORD
LAKE…RAGLAND…RIVERSIDE AND WEAVER.

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.



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