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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
215 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
.HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
THIS ACTIVITY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF
RAINFALL FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. A BROAD AREA OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA IS INCLUDED IN A FLOOD WATCH AS THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST CORRIDORS OF RAIN MAY OCCUR.
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BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-
JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-
HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-
AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-
BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PELL CITY, MOUNDVILLE, LINDEN, TALLASSEE,
UNION SPRINGS, EUFAULA, MOODY, PELHAM, ROANOKE, PHENIX CITY, FORT
DEPOSIT, MARION, TUSKEGEE, TALLADEGA, TUSCALOOSA, DADEVILLE,
ANNISTON, ALABASTER, ASHLAND, CLANTON, VALLEY, AUBURN, EUTAW,
COLUMBIANA, OPELIKA, CARROLLTON, BIRMINGHAM, ALEXANDER CITY,
WETUMPKA, HEFLIN, ROCKFORD, PRATTVILLE, GADSDEN, GREENSBORO,
SYLACAUGA, LANETT, HOOVER, ONEONTA, LIVINGSTON, CENTRE, TROY,
MONTGOMERY, LAFAYETTE, DEMOPOLIS, CENTREVILLE, SELMA, AND
HAYNEVILLE
215 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, AUTAUGA, BARBOUR, BIBB, BLOUNT, BULLOCK, CALHOUN,
CHAMBERS, CHEROKEE, CHILTON, CLAY, CLEBURNE, COOSA, DALLAS,
ELMORE, ETOWAH, GREENE, HALE, JEFFERSON, LEE, LOWNDES, MACON,
MARENGO, MONTGOMERY, PERRY, PICKENS, PIKE, RANDOLPH, RUSSELL,
SHELBY, ST. CLAIR, SUMTER, TALLADEGA, TALLAPOOSA AND TUSCALOOSA.
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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