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WGUS84 KBMX 101340
FLSBMX
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
740 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2026
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BIBB AL-JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-
740 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CST THIS MORNING
* WHAT...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, BIBB, JEFFERSON, SHELBY AND TUSCALOOSA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 845 AM CST.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR
OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 740 AM CST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING. BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BIRMINGHAM, HOOVER, VESTAVIA HILLS, ALABASTER, BESSEMER,
HOMEWOOD, PELHAM, MOUNTAIN BROOK, HELENA, IRONDALE, CHELSEA,
MONTEVALLO, INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE, LIPSCOMB, LAKE VIEW,
VANCE, WOODSTOCK, WEST BLOCTON, MAYLENE AND TANNEHILL
IRONWORKS STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3329 8712 3358 8672 3346 8647 3339 8650
3320 8671 3301 8712 3299 8723 3289 8739
3292 8742 3297 8742 3299 8742 3300 8742
3300 8750 3300 8751 3301 8751
86/MARTIN
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