Flood Warning until 07:30PM
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flood Warning for... Blount County in central Alabama... Etowah County in northeastern Alabama... Northern St. Clair County in central Alabama... Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama...
* Until 730 PM CST Tuesday.
* At 129 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain which will cause flooding. Between one and two inches of rain has already fallen.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Gadsden, Rainbow City, Oneonta, Attalla, Hokes Bluff, Springville, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Blountsville, Cleveland, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Forney, Centre Municipal Airport, Dallas, Glencoe, Warrior, Ashville, Sardis City, Locust Fork and Steele.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ETOWAH, AL ... BLOUNT, AL ... CHEROKEE, AL ... ST. CLAIR, AL
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.
Address/Location
Blount County
220 2nd Avenue East
Oneonta, AL 35121
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 205-625-4121
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP BLOUNT followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning