...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR ETOWAH COUNTY.
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
ETOWAH AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES...
AT 651 PM CDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRE, GADSDEN, REECE CITY, AND RAINBOW CITY.
FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS MODERATE RAINFALL
CONTINUES.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GADSDEN, RAINBOW CITY, ATTALLA, HOKES BLUFF, CENTRE, CEDAR BLUFF,
FORNEY, CENTRE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GLENCOE, STEELE, LEESBURG, REECE
CITY, SAND ROCK, GAYLESVILLE, TENNALA, TABOR ROAD, CHEROKEE ROCK
VILLAGE, PLEASANT GAP, CORNWALL FURNACE PARK AND EASTERN WEISS LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS
WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3396 8540 3396 8549 3394 8550 3394 8553
3396 8554 3397 8574 3393 8574 3396 8584
3394 8590 3392 8590 3391 8614 3393 8617
3396 8617 3420 8606 3420 8584 3424 8584
3429 8546
$$
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Instructions:
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN!!
Address/Location
Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
90 E Broad St
Gadsden, AL 35903
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning