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WGUS84 KBMX 270316
FLSBMX
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
916 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
ALC057-075-093-127-133-270915-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL-MARION AL-WALKER AL-WINSTON AL-
916 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CST FRIDAY
* WHAT...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, FAYETTE, LAMAR, MARION, WALKER AND WINSTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 315 AM CST.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 915 PM CST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SIMILAR LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
JASPER, HAMILTON, WINFIELD, FAYETTE, SUMITON, CORDOVA, DORA,
CARBON HILL, VERNON, SULLIGENT, LYNN, ARLEY, GUIN, DOUBLE
SPRINGS, PARRISH, BRILLIANT, OAKMAN, GLEN ALLEN, SIPSEY AND
DETROIT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
LAT...LON 3416 8819 3418 8711 3399 8711 3399 8715
3392 8709 3391 8708 3390 8710 3389 8709
3389 8701 3387 8701 3386 8696 3384 8695
3379 8699 3377 8702 3370 8704 3371 8825
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