Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
328 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Jefferson County in central Alabama...
  West Central St. Clair County in central Alabama...
  Northwestern Shelby County in central Alabama...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 328 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 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...
  Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Bessemer, Homewood,
  Pelham, Mountain Brook, Trussville, Helena, Hueytown, Irondale,
  Leeds, Moody, Fairfield, Chelsea, Fultondale, Springville,
  Odenville and Center Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3325 8707 3328 8707 3328 8709 3329 8709
      3329 8713 3330 8713 3331 8716 3332 8716
      3332 8718 3334 8718 3356 8688 3384 8640
      3377 8625 3377 8627 3339 8661 3316 8697
      3317 8703 3325 8703

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

12/Robinson