..A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON....RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS AND ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA...UP TO THREE INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. AND THESE TYPE OF RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS WOULD LIKELYRESULT IN AREAS OF FLOODING.
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...AUTAUGA...BIBB... CHILTON...COOSA...DALLAS...ELMORE...JEFFERSON...PERRY... SHELBY...ST. CLAIR AND TALLADEGA. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... CALHOUN...CHAMBERS...CLAY...CLEBURNE...LEE...RANDOLPH AND TALLAPOOSA.
IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...GREENE...HALE... MARENGO...PICKENS...SUMTER AND TUSCALOOSA.*
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON* A DISTURBANCE SWINGING ACROSS LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI WILL CAUSE A WARM FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA TO LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE DAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FROM DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON TOP OF RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE INCHES THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING.* MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEADTO 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.
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