THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RAINBOW CITY...HOKES BLUFF...
GADSDEN...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 858 PM CDT SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST TWO
HOURS WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS ON THE WAY. ISOLATED FLOODING AND
PONDING OF ROADWAYS ARE POSSIBLE AS THIS NEXT ROUND OF STORMS MOVES
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED ROADWAYS!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
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.
