WFO BIRMINGHAM Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, February 20, 2019
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
121 PM CST WED FEB 20 2019
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Poor Drainage Areas
for...
Etowah County in northeastern Alabama...
St. Clair County in central Alabama...
* Until 415 PM CST.
* At 119 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms moving across the area. Some of these storms will
drop a quick one to two inches of rain and will produce localized
flooding of streets and roadways across the area...especially in
low-lying flood prone areas with poor drainage or near small
creeks and streams.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Gadsden, Pell City, Leeds, Moody, Rainbow City, Attalla, Hokes
Bluff, Springville, Odenville, Lincoln, Glencoe, Margaret, Argo,
Ashville, Sardis City, Ragland, Steele, Altoona, Walnut Grove and
Reece City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Poor Drainage Areas
for...
Etowah County in northeastern Alabama...
St. Clair County in central Alabama...
* Until 415 PM CST.
* At 119 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms moving across the area. Some of these storms will
drop a quick one to two inches of rain and will produce localized
flooding of streets and roadways across the area...especially in
low-lying flood prone areas with poor drainage or near small
creeks and streams.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Gadsden, Pell City, Leeds, Moody, Rainbow City, Attalla, Hokes
Bluff, Springville, Odenville, Lincoln, Glencoe, Margaret, Argo,
Ashville, Sardis City, Ragland, Steele, Altoona, Walnut Grove and
Reece City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
The Flood Warning continues for
the Flint River at Brownsboro.
* until Friday afternoon.
* At 12 PM Wednesday the stage was 20.2 feet and rising.
* Flood Stage is 17.0 feet.
* Moderate Flooding is occurring and Moderate Flooding is forecast.
* Recent activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at
12 PM Wednesday was 20.2 feet.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 21.0 feet by
early this evening. The river will fall below Flood Stage Friday
morning.
* Impact...At 21.0 feet...Floodwaters reach a house trailer off of
Brownsboro Road and waters likely cover Brownsboro Road to the
point that it must be closed.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20.7 feet
on Mar 1 2018.
RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Wed Wed Thu Thu STG DAY TIME
FLINT RIVER
Brownsboro 17.0 20.2 Wed 12 PM 20.2 21.0 20.5 19.6 21.0 Wed 6 PM
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