Flood Advisory until 07:45PM
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Poor Drainage Areas for... Southwestern Blount County in central Alabama... Central Shelby County in central Alabama... Eastern Jefferson County in central Alabama...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 548 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Overflowing poor drainage areas will result in minor flooding in the advisory area. One to three inches of rain are possible in a short period of time.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Homewood, Pelham, Mountain Brook, Trussville, Helena, Gardendale, Irondale, Chelsea, Fultondale, Dallas, Center Point, Clay, Pinson, Tarrant, Warrior and Kimberly.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BLOUNT, AL ... JEFFERSON, AL ... SHELBY, AL
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Blount County
220 2nd Avenue East
Oneonta, AL 35121
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 205-625-4121
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP BLOUNT followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Advisory