Flash Flood Warning Winston County Extended until 9:30 PM

AlabamaWX.com Alerts Desk | July 4, 2013 @ 6:07 pm

Several inches of rain have fallen across much of the county today. Numerous reports of flooded roads that are impassible and even some reports of washed our roads. Heavy rain continues to fall across the county and will only make flooding conditions worse over the next few hours. This warning includes the entire county and areas around Smith Lake, Haleyville, Double Springs and Highway 278 will be impacted.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 604 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED AN AREA OF
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
ARLEY…HALEYVILLE…LYNN…ADDISON…ASHBANK…ASHRIDGE…BRUSHY
LAKE…CORINTH REC AREA…DOUBLE SPRINGS…FALLS CITY…HELICON…
HOUSTON RECREATIONAL AREA…INMANFIELD…LAKE SHORE…MCDOWELL CAMP
GROUNDS…MORELAND…NEEDMORE…NESMITH…POPLAR
SPRINGS…SARDIS AND WINSTON FREE STATE BARN.

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.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather