FLOOD WARNING until 4a. Many roads have become impassible in the county due to flooding. Travel is not recommended. 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
NORTHERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 400 AM CDT
* AT 1254 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING
IN THE CITY OF GADSDEN...WITH SOME ROADWAYS BECOMING IMPASSIBLE.
ALSO...FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN ATTALLA AS WELL. RAINFALL ESTIMATES
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE LAST THREE HOURS HAVE PRODUCED FLASH
FLOODING THAT IS NOW BECOMING MOSTLY RUNOFF AS THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL
MOVES OFF TO THE EAST.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...GADSDEN...
HOKES BLUFF...RAINBOW CITY...ANDERSON...ASHVILLE...ATTALLA...
BALLPLAY...GADSDEN MALL...GLENCOE...NOCCALULA FALLS...RAGLAND...
REECE CITY...SARDIS CITY...STEELE AND TABOR ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RUNOFF FROM PAST RAINFALL WILL
PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY ROADS
WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
Instructions:
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
BIRMINGHAM.
Address/Location
Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
90 E Broad St
Gadsden, AL 35903
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1