Flash Flood Warning: Etowah, St. Clair and Calhoun

Widespread rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches have fallen across the new Flash Flood Warning area in Northeast Alabama with some 3 to 4 inch amounts in snorts, especially north of Ragland and south of Southside.

At the Gadsden airport, 1.51 inches of rain had fallen as of 7:55 p.m. Winds gusted to 24 mph there.

FLooding has been reported in Ohatchee, where water is reportedly into a home.

Rain is diminishing across the warned area, but flooding will continue for some time.

Remember, turn around, don’t drown!

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 750 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TWO TO THREE INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM THUDNERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. FLASH FLOODING
IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
GADSDEN…ANNISTON…RAINBOW CITY…HOKES BLUFF…SAKS…GLENCOE…
WEAVER…ASHVILLE…RAGLAND…OHATCHEE…STEELE…NEELY HENRY
LAKE…ALEXANDRIA…SOUTHSIDE…NEELY HENRY DAM…COBB CITY…
WATTSVILLE…REAVES…ALABAMA INTERNATIONAL DRAGWAY AND WELLINGTON.

Category: Severe Weather