Flash Flood Warning Dallas County until 4PM

An area of thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall continues to move slowly east across Central Alabama this afternoon. With saturated grounds already present, most of the rainfall is runoff and is producing flash flooding across portions of the county. Travel along highways 80, 22 and 41 will be impacted as well as the cities of Marion Junction, Selma, Orrville, Sardis and Tyler. The rain should continue to fall for a few more hours and will only make the flooding threat increase. Never drive through flooded roadways and always remember to TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 110 PM CDT…RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF
RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA…AND ANOTHER ONE TO TWO
INCHES IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
SELMA…SELMONT-WEST SELMONT…VALLEY GRANDE…BELKNAP…BOGUE
CHITTO…BURNSVILLE…DALLAS COUNTY HORSE ARENA…DALLAS LAKE…
GARDNER ISLAND…MEMORIAL STADIUM…OLD CAHABA PARK…ORRVILLE…
PAUL M GRIST STATE PARK…POTTER STATION AND TYLER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather