Flash Flood Warning Montgomery County til 6PM

A warning has been issued as strong storms approach the Montgomery area from the northwest. Widespread flash flooding occurred yesterday and with intense rainfall about to move into the city, additional flooding is likely. The warning will impact downtown, the Capitol, Interstates 65 & 85, and Highways 31, 80, 82, 231 and 331.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 313 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 1 TO
2 INCHES OF RAIN MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. DUE TO THE
RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY…MONTGOMERY IS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO
FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
MONTGOMERY…ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL…ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY…
AUBURN UNIVERSITY IN MONTGOMERY…BOB WOODRUFF LAKE…BOYLSTON…
CANTELOUS…DANNELLY FIELD…EASTDALE MALL…GUNTER AIR FORCE
BASE…HOPE HULL…HUNTER…HYUNDAI MOTORS OF ALABAMA…LAGOON
PARK…MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE…MONTGOMERY RIVERWALK STADIUM…
MONTGOMERY ZOO…MOUNT MEIGS…PIKE ROAD…PINEDALE…PINTLALA…
SNOWDOUN AND WOODCREST.

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