Flash Flood Warning Clay/Cleburne/Randolph Counties until 9:30 AM

Very heavy rainfall continues to fall across much of Central Alabama this morning. Watch out for rapidly rising waters as well as flood roadways. The rain will continue to fall for several more hours and an additional 1-3 inches of rain will be possible.

This warning includes locations along Interstate 20 and Highway 431, including Heflin, Wedowee, Roanoke, Ashland and Lineville.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 930 AM CDT

* AT 323 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING OVER THE SAME AREAS
THAT HAVE ALREADY OBSERVED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE LAST
FEW HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS…AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY AS SOILS
HAVE BECOME COMPLETELY SATURATED.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
ASHLAND…HEFLIN…LAKE WEDOWEE…LINEVILLE…ROANOKE…WEDOWEE…
ABERNATHY…BARFIELD…CORINTH…CRYSTAL LAKE…DELTA…
EDWARDSVILLE…FOSTERS CROSS ROADS…FRUITHURST…MALONE…MARS
HILLS…MORRISON CROSS ROADS…MOUNT CHEAHA…MUSCADINE…
RANBURNE…WADLEY AND WOODLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLOODING SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL. STAY HOME UNLESS YOU ARE FORCED TO
EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather