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AlabamaWX.com Alerts Desk | May 18, 2013 @ 8:57 am

Heavy rains overnight and continued rainfall this morning have resulted in a serious flash flooding threat that is ongoing across the warned area. Numerous reports of roads that are impassable and some roads have been washed out. Rivers and stream are rapidly rising as well. Many areas have received in access of 5 inches of rain with rain still falling and this is only making conditions worse. Never drive through flooded roads…TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL NOON CDT

* AT 855 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED ADDITIONAL SLOW
MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OCCURRED OVERNIGHT…SO ANY
RAINFALL OVER THIS AREA WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
HEFLIN…LAKE WEDOWEE…WEDOWEE…ABERNATHY…BARFIELD…DELTA…
FOSTERS CROSS ROADS…MORRISON CROSS ROADS…MOUNT CHEAHA…
RANBURNE AND WOODLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER. PLEASE RIVER TO
THE RIVER FLOOD WARNIGN THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS LOCATION.

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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