Urban & Small Stream Flood Advisory until 5 p.m. 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COBB TOWN...SAKS...PIEDMONT...
OXFORD...JACKSONVILLE...FORT MCCLELLAN...ANNISTON...
ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RAINBOW CITY...HOKES BLUFF...
GADSDEN...
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 154 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THAT PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS. THIS RAIN WILL BE FALLING ON GROUND ALREADY SATURATED FROM
PREVIOUS RAINFALL. SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND ROADWAYS IS LIKELY
ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS WITH
POOR DRAINAGE OR NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND IN URBAN AREAS
WITH POOR DRAINAGE.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
Address/Location
Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
90 E Broad St
Gadsden, AL 35903
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1