Flash Flood Warning Cullman County Extended until 8:15 PM

AlabamaWX.com Alerts Desk | July 4, 2013 @ 4:59 pm

For several hours rain has been minimal across the county, recently additional showers and storms have developed and are now impacting potions of the county. This warning only includes extreme northwestern portions of the county around west Point and portions of Smith Lake. Use cation if traveling along highway 278 and 157.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 444 PM CDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH
FLOODING IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF LAWRENCE…AND WESTERN MORGAN
COUNTIES. SPECIFICALLY…DECATUR AND HARTSELLE HAVE RECEIVED IN
EXCESS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL…WITH ISOLATED REPORTS
APPROACHING 8 INCHES OF RAIN THAT HAS OCCURRED SINCE MIDNIGHT.
MUCH OF THAT HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. IN
ADDITION TO NUMEROUS ROADS THAT ARE IMPASSABLE IN THESE AREAS…AN
APARTMENT BUILDING IS BEING EVACUATED AS A PRECAUTION DUE TO
RISING WATER IN DECATUR.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
DECATUR…HARTSELLE…TRINITY…PRICEVILLE…FALKVILLE…FLINT
CITY…WEST POINT AND MOORESVILLE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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