Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 4:49PM CDT until July 24 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 24, 2026 - 2:49pm
Expires:
July 24, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
FFWBMX
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama...
Etowah County in northeastern Alabama...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 449 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across 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...
Gadsden, Attalla, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Centre
Municipal Airport, Glencoe, Sardis City, Leesburg, Altoona, Walnut
Grove, Reece City, Sand Rock, Gaylesville, Slackland, Tabor Road,
Cherokee Rock Village, Ballplay, Ball Flat and Noccalula Falls.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Cherokee, AL; Etowah, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender: