Flash Flood Watch Issued Through Sunday Afternoon

FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH REDEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE EASTERN
HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA…

.AS MUCH AS 9 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
CENTRAL ALABAMA SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS RESULTED IN FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS SEVERAL COUNTIES. THE BOUNDARY…THAT WAS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRAINING OF STORMS…REMAINS ACROSS THE
NORTH AND EASTERN AREAS…SO ANY REDEVELOPMENT THIS
AFTERNOON…TONIGHT…AND SUNDAY WOULD RESULT IN MORE TRAINING OF
STORMS AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING. SATELLITE AND MODEL SOUNDING SHOW
PLENTY OF SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AT LEAST 4 PM
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IF ENOUGH DEVELOPMENT BEGINS IN MISSISSIPPI…THIS
WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED FURTHER WEST.

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA…EAST
CENTRAL ALABAMA…NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…BLOUNT…
COOSA…ELMORE…JEFFERSON…MONTGOMERY…SHELBY…ST. CLAIR
AND TALLADEGA. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…CALHOUN…CHAMBERS…
CLAY…CLEBURNE…LEE…MACON…RANDOLPH…RUSSELL AND
TALLAPOOSA. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…BULLOCK.

* THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN ALABAMA HAS SATURATED THE GROUND
AND THE ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS WOULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING
WITH ANY ADDITIONAL REDEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OVER AREAS ALREADY
IMPACTED BY FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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