Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 12:03AM CDT until September 27 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 10:03pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 1:00am
Description:
FFWBMX
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Lee County in east central Alabama...
Northern Russell County in southeastern Alabama...
* Until 300 AM CDT.
* At 1203 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches 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...
Auburn, Phenix City, Opelika, Notasulga, Smiths, Smiths Station,
Griffen Mill, Beauregard, Bleecker, Beans Mill, Beulah, Ladonia,
Auburn University, Loachapoka, Marvyn, Robert G. Pitts Airport,
Monterey Heights, Mount Jefferson, Parkmanville and Chewacla State
Park.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Lee, AL; Russell, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL