Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 27 at 1:00PM CDT until May 27 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 27, 2026 - 11:00am
Expires:
May 27, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
FFWHUN
The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Colbert County in northwestern Alabama...
Southeastern Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama...
Northwestern Lawrence County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 400 PM CDT.
* At 100 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across NW Alabama. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
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...
Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Rogersville,
Killen, Town Creek, Littleville, Leighton, St. Florian, Anderson,
Northwest Alabama Regional Airport, Ford City, Whiteoak, Colbert
Heights, Center Star, Red Bank, Elgin, New Bethel and Pride
Landing.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Colbert, AL; Lauderdale, AL; Lawrence, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Huntsville AL