Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued May 18 at 7:06AM CDT until May 18 at 9:30AM 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...
Northwestern Shelby County in central Alabama...

* Until 930 AM CDT.

* At 706 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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, Fultondale, Center Point,
Pleasant Grove and Clay.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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