THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR Etowah County until 1:45 PM. 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 145 PM CDT.
* AT 1045 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE
FLOODING. NEARLY TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN AND THIS
RAINFALL IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAIN THIS AREA EXPERIENCED LAST
NIGHT WILL RESULT IN QUICK RUNOFF THAT WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF
URBANIZED, LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GADSDEN, JACKSONVILLE, RAINBOW CITY, ATTALLA, PIEDMONT, HOKES
BLUFF, CENTRE, CEDAR BLUFF, LITTLE RIVER CANYON NATIONAL PRESERVE,
FORNEY, CENTRE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GLENCOE, WEAVER, ASHVILLE, SARDIS
CITY, RAGLAND, OHATCHEE, STEELE, LEESBURG AND ALTOONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
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