Flash Flood Warning for southwestern Madison County until 3:30 AM CST Wednesday.
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1239 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 330 AM CST
* AT 1233 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE INDIAN CREEK BASIN. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CAUSE INDIAN CREEK AT MADISON TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... NORTHWESTERN HUNTSVILLE...MADISON...REDSTONE ARSENAL...TRIANA... MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER...UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE...HARVEST AND HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
Instructions:
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.
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
Huntsville-Madison County EMA
320 Fountain Circle Southwest
Huntsville, AL 35801
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 256-427-5130
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning