WFO BIRMINGHAM Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, February 22, 2019
—————
AREAL FLOOD WATCH
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
322 PM CST Mon Feb 18 2019
...Multiple Rounds of Heavy Rainfall to Impact Central Alabama
This Week...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, northeast
Alabama, northwest Alabama, and west central Alabama,
including the following areas, in central Alabama, Blount,
Jefferson, St. Clair, and Walker. In northeast Alabama,
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama, Marion and Winston.
In west central Alabama, Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, and
Tuscaloosa.
* From Tuesday afternoon through late Thursday night
* Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected starting Tuesday and
continuing through the end of the week for portions of north
Central Alabama. Surface soil conditions are already or will
become saturated, and much of this rainfall will runoff, filling
low lying areas, ditches, and creeks. Local rivers and streams
are also expected to rise due to excessive rainfall locally and
across upstream river basins.
* Those with interests in flood prone or low lying areas, and
along local rivers in north and west Central Alabama, should be
ready to take action if water levels rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, northeast
Alabama, northwest Alabama, and west central Alabama,
including the following areas, in central Alabama, Blount,
Jefferson, St. Clair, and Walker. In northeast Alabama,
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama, Marion and Winston.
In west central Alabama, Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, and
Tuscaloosa.
* From Tuesday afternoon through late Thursday night
* Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected starting Tuesday and
continuing through the end of the week for portions of north
Central Alabama. Surface soil conditions are already or will
become saturated, and much of this rainfall will runoff, filling
low lying areas, ditches, and creeks. Local rivers and streams
are also expected to rise due to excessive rainfall locally and
across upstream river basins.
* Those with interests in flood prone or low lying areas, and
along local rivers in north and west Central Alabama, should be
ready to take action if water levels rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, northeast
Alabama, northwest Alabama, and west central Alabama,
including the following areas, in central Alabama, Blount,
Jefferson, St. Clair, and Walker. In northeast Alabama,
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama, Marion and Winston.
In west central Alabama, Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, and
Tuscaloosa.
* From Tuesday afternoon through late Thursday night
* Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected starting Tuesday and
continuing through the end of the week for portions of north
Central Alabama. Surface soil conditions are already or will
become saturated, and much of this rainfall will runoff, filling
low lying areas, ditches, and creeks. Local rivers and streams
are also expected to rise due to excessive rainfall locally and
across upstream river basins.
* Those with interests in flood prone or low lying areas, and
along local rivers in north and west Central Alabama, should be
ready to take action if water levels rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, northeast
Alabama, northwest Alabama, and west central Alabama,
including the following areas, in central Alabama, Blount,
Jefferson, St. Clair, and Walker. In northeast Alabama,
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama, Marion and Winston.
In west central Alabama, Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, and
Tuscaloosa.
* From Tuesday afternoon through late Thursday night
* Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected starting Tuesday and
continuing through the end of the week for portions of north
Central Alabama. Surface soil conditions are already or will
become saturated, and much of this rainfall will runoff, filling
low lying areas, ditches, and creeks. Local rivers and streams
are also expected to rise due to excessive rainfall locally and
across upstream river basins.
* Those with interests in flood prone or low lying areas, and
along local rivers in north and west Central Alabama, should be
ready to take action if water levels rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, northeast
Alabama, northwest Alabama, and west central Alabama,
including the following areas, in central Alabama, Blount,
Jefferson, St. Clair, and Walker. In northeast Alabama,
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama, Marion and Winston.
In west central Alabama, Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, and
Tuscaloosa.
* From Tuesday afternoon through late Thursday night
* Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected starting Tuesday and
continuing through the end of the week for portions of north
Central Alabama. Surface soil conditions are already or will
become saturated, and much of this rainfall will runoff, filling
low lying areas, ditches, and creeks. Local rivers and streams
are also expected to rise due to excessive rainfall locally and
across upstream river basins.
* Those with interests in flood prone or low lying areas, and
along local rivers in north and west Central Alabama, should be
ready to take action if water levels rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, northeast
Alabama, northwest Alabama, and west central Alabama,
including the following areas, in central Alabama, Blount,
Jefferson, St. Clair, and Walker. In northeast Alabama,
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama, Marion and Winston.
In west central Alabama, Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, and
Tuscaloosa.
* From Tuesday afternoon through late Thursday night
* Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected starting Tuesday and
continuing through the end of the week for portions of north
Central Alabama. Surface soil conditions are already or will
become saturated, and much of this rainfall will runoff, filling
low lying areas, ditches, and creeks. Local rivers and streams
are also expected to rise due to excessive rainfall locally and
across upstream river basins.
* Those with interests in flood prone or low lying areas, and
along local rivers in north and west Central Alabama, should be
ready to take action if water levels rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, northeast
Alabama, northwest Alabama, and west central Alabama,
including the following areas, in central Alabama, Blount,
Jefferson, St. Clair, and Walker. In northeast Alabama,
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama, Marion and Winston.
In west central Alabama, Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, and
Tuscaloosa.
* From Tuesday afternoon through late Thursday night
* Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected starting Tuesday and
continuing through the end of the week for portions of north
Central Alabama. Surface soil conditions are already or will
become saturated, and much of this rainfall will runoff, filling
low lying areas, ditches, and creeks. Local rivers and streams
are also expected to rise due to excessive rainfall locally and
across upstream river basins.
* Those with interests in flood prone or low lying areas, and
along local rivers in north and west Central Alabama, should be
ready to take action if water levels rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, northeast
Alabama, northwest Alabama, and west central Alabama,
including the following areas, in central Alabama, Blount,
Jefferson, St. Clair, and Walker. In northeast Alabama,
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama, Marion and Winston.
In west central Alabama, Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, and
Tuscaloosa.
* From Tuesday afternoon through late Thursday night
* Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected starting Tuesday and
continuing through the end of the week for portions of north
Central Alabama. Surface soil conditions are already or will
become saturated, and much of this rainfall will runoff, filling
low lying areas, ditches, and creeks. Local rivers and streams
are also expected to rise due to excessive rainfall locally and
across upstream river basins.
* Those with interests in flood prone or low lying areas, and
along local rivers in north and west Central Alabama, should be
ready to take action if water levels rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, northeast
Alabama, northwest Alabama, and west central Alabama,
including the following areas, in central Alabama, Blount,
Jefferson, St. Clair, and Walker. In northeast Alabama,
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama, Marion and Winston.
In west central Alabama, Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, and
Tuscaloosa.
* From Tuesday afternoon through late Thursday night
* Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected starting Tuesday and
continuing through the end of the week for portions of north
Central Alabama. Surface soil conditions are already or will
become saturated, and much of this rainfall will runoff, filling
low lying areas, ditches, and creeks. Local rivers and streams
are also expected to rise due to excessive rainfall locally and
across upstream river basins.
* Those with interests in flood prone or low lying areas, and
along local rivers in north and west Central Alabama, should be
ready to take action if water levels rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, northeast
Alabama, northwest Alabama, and west central Alabama,
including the following areas, in central Alabama, Blount,
Jefferson, St. Clair, and Walker. In northeast Alabama,
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama, Marion and Winston.
In west central Alabama, Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, and
Tuscaloosa.
* From Tuesday afternoon through late Thursday night
* Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected starting Tuesday and
continuing through the end of the week for portions of north
Central Alabama. Surface soil conditions are already or will
become saturated, and much of this rainfall will runoff, filling
low lying areas, ditches, and creeks. Local rivers and streams
are also expected to rise due to excessive rainfall locally and
across upstream river basins.
* Those with interests in flood prone or low lying areas, and
along local rivers in north and west Central Alabama, should be
ready to take action if water levels rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, northeast
Alabama, northwest Alabama, and west central Alabama,
including the following areas, in central Alabama, Blount,
Jefferson, St. Clair, and Walker. In northeast Alabama,
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama, Marion and Winston.
In west central Alabama, Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, and
Tuscaloosa.
* From Tuesday afternoon through late Thursday night
* Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected starting Tuesday and
continuing through the end of the week for portions of north
Central Alabama. Surface soil conditions are already or will
become saturated, and much of this rainfall will runoff, filling
low lying areas, ditches, and creeks. Local rivers and streams
are also expected to rise due to excessive rainfall locally and
across upstream river basins.
* Those with interests in flood prone or low lying areas, and
along local rivers in north and west Central Alabama, should be
ready to take action if water levels rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, northeast
Alabama, northwest Alabama, and west central Alabama,
including the following areas, in central Alabama, Blount,
Jefferson, St. Clair, and Walker. In northeast Alabama,
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama, Marion and Winston.
In west central Alabama, Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, and
Tuscaloosa.
* From Tuesday afternoon through late Thursday night
* Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected starting Tuesday and
continuing through the end of the week for portions of north
Central Alabama. Surface soil conditions are already or will
become saturated, and much of this rainfall will runoff, filling
low lying areas, ditches, and creeks. Local rivers and streams
are also expected to rise due to excessive rainfall locally and
across upstream river basins.
* Those with interests in flood prone or low lying areas, and
along local rivers in north and west Central Alabama, should be
ready to take action if water levels rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
—————
Copyright 2019 AccuWeather
