From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — The National Weather Service in Birmingham is tracking severe storms that could be capable of producing tornadoes. This post will be updated as the weather service issues additional warnings and watches.
TORNADO WARNINGS
There are currently no tornado warnings in central Alabama.
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT.
* AT 1058 PM CDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN FALLING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
FALLEN. LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS,
URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BIRMINGHAM, TUSCALOOSA, HOOVER, VESTAVIA HILLS, BESSEMER, HOMEWOOD,
NORTHPORT, MOUNTAIN BROOK, TRUSSVILLE, HUEYTOWN, JASPER,
GARDENDALE, IRONDALE, LEEDS, MOODY, FAIRFIELD, FULTONDALE, SUMITON,
CORDOVA AND DORA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS
WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 230 AM CDT.
* AT 1022 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER
DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GADSDEN, JACKSONVILLE, LEEDS, MOODY, RAINBOW CITY, ATTALLA,
PIEDMONT, HOKES BLUFF, SPRINGVILLE, ODENVILLE, CENTRE, CEDAR BLUFF,
LITTLE RIVER CANYON NATIONAL PRESERVE, FORNEY, CENTRE MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT, GLENCOE, MARGARET, ARGO, WEAVER AND ASHVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT MONDAY
FOR BLOUNT COUNTY...
AT 1004 PM CDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN FALLING IN
ACROSS AREAS OF BLOUNT COUNTY... UP TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. HEAVY FLOODING HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT ALONG HWY 160.
FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS,
URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ONEONTA, BLOUNTSVILLE, CLEVELAND, DALLAS, LOCUST FORK, ALTOONA,
SNEAD, SUSAN MOORE, WALNUT GROVE, TRAFFORD, ALLGOOD, FAIRVIEW,
HAYDEN, NECTAR, ROSA, COUNTY LINE, MCLARTY, BANGOR, BLOUNT SPRINGS
AND ARKADELPHIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR
WALKER...TUSCALOOSA...JEFFERSON..AND SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 952 PM CDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN IN TUSCALOOSA AND THE JASPER AREAS. UP TO THREE INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. FLASH
FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
IMPACT...FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE
AND LOW LYING AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BIRMINGHAM, TUSCALOOSA, HOOVER, VESTAVIA HILLS, BESSEMER, HOMEWOOD, NORTHPORT, MOUNTAIN BROOK, TRUSSVILLE, HUEYTOWN, JASPER, GARDENDALE, IRONDALE, LEEDS, MOODY, FAIRFIELD, FULTONDALE, SUMITON, CORDOVA AND DORA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
BLOUNT COUNTY...
AT 756 PM CDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN IN ACROSS MANY AREAS OF BLOUNT COUNTY. ONE ROAD HAS BEEN
WASHED AWAY NORTH OF BLOUNTSVILLE. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
IMPACT...FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE
AND LOW LYING AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ONEONTA, BLOUNTSVILLE, CLEVELAND, DALLAS, LOCUST FORK, ALTOONA,
SNEAD, SUSAN MOORE, WALNUT GROVE, TRAFFORD, ALLGOOD, FAIRVIEW,
HAYDEN, NECTAR, ROSA, COUNTY LINE, MCLARTY, BANGOR, BLOUNT SPRINGS
AND ARKADELPHIA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-2" ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
TORNADO WATCHES
TORNADO WATCH 110 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA AUTAUGA CHILTON COOSA DALLAS ELMORE JEFFERSON LOWNDES MONTGOMERY SHELBY ST. CLAIR TALLADEGA IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA CALHOUN CLAY CLEBURNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ANNISTON, ASHLAND, BIRMINGHAM, CLANTON, COLUMBIANA, FORT DEPOSIT, HEFLIN, HOOVER, JACKSONVILLE, LINEVILLE, LOWNDESBORO, MILLBROOK, MONTGOMERY, MOODY, PELHAM, PELL CITY, PRATTVILLE, ROCKFORD, SELMA, SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, AND WETUMPKA. TORNADO WATCH 109 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA BLOUNT IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA CHEROKEE ETOWAH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CENTRE, GADSDEN, AND ONEONTA.
