Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Allgood, AL ∙ Wilsonia, AL ∙ Gallant, AL ∙ Rockledge, AL ∙ Lehigh, AL ∙ Gadsden, AL ∙ Highland Lake, AL ∙ Canoe Creek Valley, AL ∙ Attalla, AL ∙ Cleveland, AL

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1203 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021 The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Blount County in central Alabama... Northern St. Clair County in central Alabama... Etowah County in northeastern Alabama... * Until 200 PM CDT. * At 1203 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Doppler radar. 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 flash flooding include... Gadsden, Rainbow City, Oneonta, Attalla, Hokes Bluff, Springville, Blountsville, Cleveland, Dallas, Glencoe, Ashville, Sardis City, Locust Fork, Steele, Altoona, Snead, Susan Moore, Walnut Grove, Reece City and Allgood. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3384 8675 3390 8671 3409 8656 3413 8634 3410 8630 3415 8622 3420 8604 3419 8587 3415 8584 3411 8584 3411 8583 3406 8577 3395 8576 3395 8587 3390 8598 3389 8615 3382 8639 3379 8659 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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