Flash Flood Watch Madison County Saturday evening through Sunday morning
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
356 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...
.WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THIS ON TOP OF A SATURATED GROUND WILL LEAD TO PRIMARILY RUNOFF AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.
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LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
356 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... COLBERT...CULLMAN...DEKALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON... LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL AND MORGAN. IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN AND MOORE.
* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* A VERY MOIST AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THESE TOTALS WILL COMBINE WITH AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.
* RIVERS...STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
Instructions:
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE REPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Address/Location
Huntsville-Madison County EMA
320 Fountain Circle Southwest
Huntsville, AL 35801
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 256-427-5130
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Watch