Flash Flood Warning Cherokee County until 6:30 PM

AlabamaWX.com Alerts Desk | April 17, 2013 @ 3:31 pm

Isolated thunderstorm over Cherokee County is moving very slowly and is dropping very heavy rain. Flooding was being reported in the southern part of the county. County road 29 and state highway 9 are being impacted by this storm.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 330 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 1 TO
2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN AND ANOTHER 1 TO 2 IS POSSIBLE OVER THE
NEXT HOUR.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
FORNEY…MOSHAT AND PLEASANT GAP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT RAINBANDS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather