Flash Flood Warning Jefferson County until 8:30PM

The previous flash flood warning for Jefferson County expired. With additional heavy rain moving back into the county, the Weather Service has issued a new flash flood warning. This warning does include Downtown Birmingham as well as the Interstates Highway system around the county. Heavy tropical downpours continues to fall on already saturated grounds. Be careful, we are still in the middle of rush hour and please do not drive through flooded roadways…TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 530 PM CDT…AN ADDITIONAL AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
INTO CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY WHICH HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FLOODING EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE CURRENT FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS
THE COUNTY.

AREA CREEKS WITHIN THE COUNTY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE RAPID
FLUCTUATIONS IN WATER LEVELS. FIVE MILE CREEK IN TARRENT AND VILLAGE
CREEK IN ENSLEY ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE SOME MINOR OVERFLOW OF CREEK
LEVELS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…BESSEMER…
BIRMINGHAM…FAIRFIELD…FULTONDALE…GARDENDALE…HOMEWOOD…
HUEYTOWN…IRONDALE…MOUNTAIN BROOK…VESTAVIA HILLS…
ADAMSVILLE…ALABAMA ADVENTURE…B.J.C.C….BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT…
BIRMINGHAM FAIRGOUNDS…BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE…BLUFF PARK…
BON AIR…BRIGHTON…BROOKSIDE…CARDIFF…CENTER POINT…
CONCORD…ENSLEY…FORESTDALE…GRAYSVILLE…KETONA LAKES…
KINGSTON…LEGION FIELD AND LIPSCOMB.

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 IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT
RECOMMENDED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

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.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

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