Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
719 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH REDEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE EASTERN
HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...

.AS MUCH AS 9 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ALABAMA BETWEEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NOON SATURDAY. THIS RESULTED
IN FLASH FLOODING ACROSS SEVERAL COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH THERE HAS
BEEN A LULL IN THE RAIN SINCE AROUND NOON SATURDAY...THERE IS A
CHANCE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN THE
SAME AREA TODAY. WITH GROUND CONDITIONS ALREADY SATURATED FROM FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY`S RAIN...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS OR STORMS COULD
LEAD TO MORE FLASH FLOODING.

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BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-
ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...
HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...
ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...
LAFAYETTE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...
UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY
719 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST
  ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...BLOUNT...COOSA...ELMORE...
  JEFFERSON...MONTGOMERY...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR AND TALLADEGA. IN
  EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN...CHAMBERS...CLAY...CLEBURNE...
  LEE...MACON...RANDOLPH...RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA. IN NORTHEAST
  ALABAMA...CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...BULLOCK.

* UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON

* PRIOR HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN ALABAMA HAS SATURATED THE
  GROUND. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS IN THE WATCH
  AREA MAY QUICKLY LEAD TO MORE FLASH FLOODING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
643 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-
BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
643 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE
TODAY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA. THIS COULD ENHANCE ONGOING
FLOODING PROBLEMS IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL EARLY
SATURDAY OR LEAD TO ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING
CONCERNS.

ADDITIONALLY...RIVER FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
TALLAPOOSA RIVER BASIN...UPPER CAHABA RIVER BASIN...AND COOSA
RIVER BASIN. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

RIVER FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COOSA
RIVER BASIN INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE WORK WEEK...OR POSSIBLY
LATER. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE
NECESSARY TODAY TO MONITOR FOR FLOODING.

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