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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1009 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2026
.THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA, HOWEVER THERE ARE
STILL SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITH PONDING OF WATER AND MINOR FLOODING ON
SMALL STREAMS. THESE IMPACTS WILL GRADUALLY LESSEN OVER THE NEXT
HOUR OR TWO.
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BLOUNT AL-ETOWAH AL-ST. CLAIR AL-
1009 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
* WHAT...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, BLOUNT, ETOWAH AND ST. CLAIR.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1003 AM CST, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES
CONTINUE TO SHOW LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL. SOME SMALL
STREAMS ARE IN MINOR FLOOD. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 0.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GADSDEN, RAINBOW CITY, ONEONTA, ATTALLA, HOKES BLUFF,
SPRINGVILLE, CLEVELAND, DALLAS, GLENCOE, ARGO, WARRIOR,
ASHVILLE, SARDIS CITY, LOCUST FORK, STEELE, ALTOONA, SUSAN
MOORE, WALNUT GROVE, REECE CITY AND TRAFFORD.
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.
LAT...LON 3384 8695 3420 8606 3420 8584 3411 8584
3413 8579 3406 8577 3372 8653 3377 8654
3377 8665 3384 8676 3384 8688 3382 8695
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