Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
727 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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727 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY NEAR AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. THIS COULD
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT
RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL EARLY SATURDAY.

ADDITIONALLY...RIVER FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS FORECAST TO OCCUR
ALONG 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

ONGOING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON COULD POSE
A RISK OF CONTINUED FLASH FLOODING GENERALLY NEAR AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE 65.

RIVER FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ALONG THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER
BASIN...UPPER CAHABA RIVER BASIN...AND COOSA RIVER BASIN THROUGH
SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO MONDAY. 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 TONIGHT TO MONITOR FOR FLOODING.

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Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1057 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

.AS MUCH AS 9 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
CENTRAL ALABAMA SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS RESULTED IN FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS SEVERAL COUNTIES. THE BOUNDARY...THAT WAS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRAINING OF STORMS...REMAINS ACROSS THE
NORTH AND EASTERN AREAS...SO ANY REDEVELOPMENT THIS
AFTERNOON...TONIGHT...AND SUNDAY WOULD RESULT IN MORE TRAINING OF
STORMS AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING. SATELLITE AND MODEL SOUNDING SHOW
PLENTY OF SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AT LEAST 4 PM
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IF ENOUGH DEVELOPMENT BEGINS IN MISSISSIPPI...THIS
WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED FURTHER WEST.

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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
1057 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH 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.

* THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

* HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN ALABAMA HAS SATURATED THE GROUND
  AND THE ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS WOULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING
  WITH ANY ADDITIONAL REDEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OVER AREAS ALREADY
  IMPACTED BY 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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