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AL WFO BIRMINGHAM Warnings, Watches, and Advisories

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WFO BIRMINGHAM Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, February 19, 2019

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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY

Flood Advisory

National Weather Service Birmingham AL

250 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2019

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...

Blount County in central Alabama...

* Until 545 PM CST.

* At 247 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated areas of rain continued to

move across Blount County. This rain is falling on areas that are

saturated from previous rainfall. Some flooding of roadways has

been reported in the area. Flooding of some roadways will continue

during the next few hours...especially in low-lying flood prone

areas with poor drainage or near small creeks and streams.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...

Oneonta, Blountsville, Cleveland, Dallas, Warrior, Locust Fork,

Altoona, Snead, Susan Moore, Walnut Grove, Trafford, Allgood,

Fairview, Hayden, Nectar, Rosa, County Line, McLarty, Bangor and

Strawberry.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.

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