Areal Flood Advisory Issued for Calhoun County until 5:45 AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN…
CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…WEST END-COBB TOWN…COBB TOWN…
SAKS…PIEDMONT…OXFORD…JACKSONVILLE…FORT MCCLELLAN…
ANNISTON…

* UNTIL 545 AM CST

* AT 244 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