WFO BIRMINGHAM Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, February 12, 2019
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1143 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2019
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Poor Drainage Areas
for...
Northeastern Etowah County in northeastern Alabama...
Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama...
* Until 145 PM CST.
* At 1140 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain was spreading
across the area. One to two inches of rain have fallen in some
locations during the past two hours...and another one to two
inches is possible during the next hour. This will produce some
minor flooding across the area...especially in low-lying flood
prone areas near small creeks and streams or with poor drainage.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Gadsden, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Little River Canyon
National Preserve, Centre Municipal Airport, Glencoe, Leesburg,
Reece City, Sand Rock, Gaylesville, Tennala, Tabor Road, Cherokee
Rock Village, Cornwall Furnace Park, Blanche, Eastern Weiss Lake,
Ballplay, Slackland and Gadsden Mall.
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...
Northeastern Etowah County in northeastern Alabama...
Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama...
* Until 145 PM CST.
* At 1140 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain was spreading
across the area. One to two inches of rain have fallen in some
locations during the past two hours...and another one to two
inches is possible during the next hour. This will produce some
minor flooding across the area...especially in low-lying flood
prone areas near small creeks and streams or with poor drainage.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Gadsden, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Little River Canyon
National Preserve, Centre Municipal Airport, Glencoe, Leesburg,
Reece City, Sand Rock, Gaylesville, Tennala, Tabor Road, Cherokee
Rock Village, Cornwall Furnace Park, Blanche, Eastern Weiss Lake,
Ballplay, Slackland and Gadsden Mall.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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