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Flood Watch issued January 8 at 11:53AM CST until January 10 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Birmingham AL
Headline
Flood Watch issued January 8 at 11:53AM CST until January 10 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Birmingham AL
Description
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of Central Alabama, including the following
counties, Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee,
Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette,
Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens,
Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa,
Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston.
* WHEN...From Friday morning through Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Two to four inches of rainfall is forecast Friday morning
through Saturday morning across much of the watch area, with
amounts exceeding five inches locally.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Areal Flood |
| Severity | Watch |
| Event Code | FFA |
| Area | Marion; Lamar; Fayette; Winston; Walker; Blount; Etowah; Calhoun; Cherokee; Cleburne; Pickens; Tuscaloosa; Jefferson; Shelby; St. Clair; Talladega; Clay; Randolph; Sumter; Greene; Hale; Perry; Bibb; Chilton; Coosa; Tallapoosa; Chambers; Marengo; Dallas; Autauga; Elmore |
| Sent | Thursday, January 8, 2026 11:53 AM CST |
| Expires | Friday, January 9, 2026 1:00 AM CST |
| Sender | NWS Birmingham AL |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d16cfc06a4ed75214fb41a69a5953b0702b5315f.001.1 |