Areal Flood Advisory Issued until 4 AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN…
NORTHERN BIBB COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
BLOUNT COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ONEONTA…CLEVELAND…BLOUNTSVILLE…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…VESTAVIA HILLS…TRUSSVILLE…
MOUNTAIN BROOK…LEEDS…IRONDALE…HUEYTOWN…HOOVER…HOMEWOOD…
GARDENDALE…FULTONDALE…FAIRFIELD…BIRMINGHAM…BESSEMER…
SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…WILSONVILLE…PELHAM…MONTEVALLO…
HELENA…COLUMBIANA…CHELSEA…CALERA…ALABASTER…
WALKER COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…SUMITON…JASPER…DORA…CORDOVA…
CARBON HILL…
EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…TUSCALOOSA…NORTHPORT…HOLT…

* UNTIL 400 AM CST

* AT 1258 AM CST…1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN
THE ADVISORY AREA. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE ADVISORY AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR AND WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL
1 TO 2 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. THIS ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL
CAUSE RISES ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AND WILL CAUSE FLOODING
ISSUES IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS…
HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather