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Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
Friday February 22nd, 2019 :: 10:39 a.m. CST

Alert

Areal Flood Warning

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flood Warning for Urban Areas and Small Streams in...
Blount County in central Alabama...
Calhoun County in east central Alabama...
Etowah County in northeastern Alabama...
St. Clair County in central Alabama...
Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama...

* Until 430 PM CST.

* At 1032 AM CST, emergency management reported moderate to heavy 
rainfall across the area this morning. The soil is saturated and 
any additional rainfall will cause flooding.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Gadsden, Anniston, Oxford, Pell City, Jacksonville, Leeds, Moody,
Rainbow City, Oneonta, Attalla, Piedmont, Hokes Bluff, Springville,
Odenville, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Blountsville, Cleveland, Cobb Town
and Fort McClellan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All
interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.
 

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown.

Address/Location
Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
90 E Broad St
Gadsden, AL 35903

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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