Full Notification

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT... .Widespread showers and thunderstorms will move back into the area this morning along a stalled frontal boundary. Additional showers and thunderstorms will develop during the afternoon and evening hours. An unseasonably moist air mass is in place and soils are saturated due to recent rainfall. One to two inches of rain are expected, with locally higher amounts around 3 inches in the heavier thunderstorms, which may produce flash flooding. The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, including the following areas, in central Alabama, Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, and Walker. In east central Alabama, Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, and Tallapoosa. In northeast Alabama, Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama, Marion and Winston. In west central Alabama, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa.

* Through late tonight

* One to two inches of rainfall with locally higher amounts around three inches in thunderstorms falling on saturated soils across the watch area.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE ... ETOWAH ... FAYETTE ... SUMTER ... HALE ... RANDOLPH ... BIBB ... COOSA ... MARION ... CALHOUN ... SHELBY ... ST. CLAIR ... CLAY ... BLOUNT ... TUSCALOOSA ... DALLAS ... WALKER ... CHAMBERS ... ELMORE ... WINSTON ... AUTAUGA ... CHILTON ... GREENE ... LAMAR ... PERRY ... CLEBURNE ... JEFFERSON ... TALLAPOOSA ... TALLADEGA ... MARENGO ... PICKENS

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 prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.