Flash Flood Warning Marengo/Perry until 8 AM

AlabamaWX.com Alerts Desk | July 11, 2013 @ 5:00 am

Very heavy rain is falling across portions of Marengo and Perry Counties this morning. Radar estimates show some areas have received in access of 3 inches of rain over a short period of time. Flooding could be impacting Highways 25 and 80 along with the communities of Dayton, Thomaston and Uniontown.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
EAST CENTRAL MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 800 AM CDT

* AT 459 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RADAR ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3
HOURS WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS MOVING BACK OVER THE AREA FOR SEVERAL
MORE HOURS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
UNIONTOWN…CONSUL…DAYTON…FREDDIE JONES FIELD AND THOMASTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TO REPORT FLOODING…HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
BIRMINGHAM.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather