Flash Flood Warning Bullock/Russell/Macon

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…
WEST CENTRAL RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 600 AM CDT

* AT 309 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THREE
TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN INDICATED BY RADAR ACROSS THE AREA
AND ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
HURTSBORO…UNION SPRINGS AND GUERRYTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

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Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather