Flash Flood Warning Fayette/Marion/Lamar/Winston

Several flash flood warnings over Northwest Alabama now. The lastest is for parts of Fayette, Lamar, Marion, and Winston Counties till 2:30 PM CDT.

A large area has picked up 1 to 4 inches of rain this morning from near Hamilton and Guin to Winfield and then southeast to north of Berry in Fayette County.

Additional rainfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour are being observed from the ongoing storms as well.

Here are rainfall estimates from Doppler Radar:

These storms will reach Jasper a little afternoon noon and the Birmingham area between 1 and 1:30 p.m.

Expect torrential rains that will cause flash flooding, dangerous lightning and strong gusty winds.

Some serious flash flooding is being reported in and around Russellville in Franklin County where two flash flood warnings are already in affect. .

Some reports:

…Flash flooding reported on Walnut Gate Road, on Coffee Street and on Adams Street.

…Portions of South Jackson avenue barricaded due to flash flooding, as well as portions of South Washington Avenue as well as Lawrence Street.

…Water is entering the County Courthouse in Russellville

…Water is 12 inches deep in some homes in Russellville with water levels still rising.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
WESTERN WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 1140 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SEVERAL BANDS
OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RADAR ESTIMATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN SINCE
EARLY THIS MORNING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
HALEYVILLE…HAMILTON…LYNN…SULLIGENT…VERNON…WINFIELD…
ASHBANK…ASHRIDGE…BEAVERTON…BEDFORD…BLOOMING GROVE…
BLUFF…BRILLIANT…BRINN…CORINTH REC AREA…CREWS…DETROIT…
DOUBLE SPRINGS…GLEN ALLEN…GU-WIN…GUIN…HACKLEBURG…HOUSTON
RECREATIONAL AREA…LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE…LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT…
MCDOWELL CAMP GROUNDS…NEEDMORE…POPLAR SPRINGS…WESTON 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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather