Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued March 9 at 8:26PM CDT until March 9 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL

Description

FFWBMX

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Jefferson County in central Alabama...
Southwestern St. Clair County in central Alabama...
Central Shelby County in central Alabama...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 826 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Bessemer, Homewood,
Pelham, Mountain Brook, Trussville, Helena, Hueytown, Gardendale,
Irondale, Leeds, Moody, Fairfield, Chelsea, Fultondale, Center
Point and Pleasant Grove.

Instructions

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.

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