Flood Advisory until 06:30PM
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following counties, Blount, Cherokee and Etowah.
* WHEN...Until 630 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 321 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Oneonta, Cedar Bluff, Blountsville, Cleveland, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Sardis City, Locust Fork, Leesburg, Altoona, Snead, Susan Moore, Walnut Grove, Allgood, Sand Rock, Fairview, Hayden, Nectar, Rosa, Gaylesville and Aurora.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BLOUNT, AL ... CHEROKEE, AL ... ETOWAH, AL
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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:
- Minor - Minimal to no known 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 Advisory