Flash Flood Warning Tuscaloosa County until 9PM

AlabamaWX.com Alerts Desk | June 5, 2013 @ 5:48 pm

Torrential rains has been falling across the county. Numerous reports of flooded roads and streets in the City of Tuscaloosa and across the County. Very intense rain continues to fall across the county and wil only be making conditions worse. Interstate 20/59, Highways 216, 69 and 43 are all being impacted by the dangerous situation. Avoid flooded roads at all cost.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 545 PM CDT…SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF TUSCALOOSA COUNTY.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN WITH ANOTHER 2
INCHES POSSIBLE BEFORE THESE STORMS WEAKEN.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AROUND THE CITY OF TUSCALOOSA WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

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.

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