Urban & Small Stream Flood Advisory until 3:45a. Continued heavy rainfall could cause street flooding.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RAINBOW CITY...HOKES BLUFF...
GADSDEN...
* UNTIL 345 AM CDT
* AT 1240 AM CDT...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHERN ST.
CLAIR AND ETOWAH COUNTIES...AND UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
OVER THE PAST HOUR. OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5
INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD CAUSE STREAMS TO
OVERFLOW AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS COULD FLOOD.
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.
Address/Location
Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
90 E Broad St
Gadsden, AL 35903
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1