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WGUS84 KBMX 072308
FLSBMX
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
608 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2026
ALC009-055-115-080215-
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BLOUNT AL-ETOWAH AL-ST. CLAIR AL-
608 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, BLOUNT, ETOWAH AND ST. CLAIR.
* WHEN...UNTIL 915 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 608 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAM FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
RAINBOW CITY, ONEONTA, ATTALLA, BLOUNTSVILLE, CLEVELAND,
ASHVILLE, STEELE, ALTOONA, SNEAD, SUSAN MOORE, WALNUT GROVE,
ALLGOOD, FAIRVIEW, NECTAR, ROSA, MCLARTY, BROOKSVILLE,
AURORA, BANGOR AND HIGHLAND LAKE.
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.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
LAT...LON 3397 8677 3404 8670 3406 8670 3405 8668
3408 8670 3409 8669 3408 8669 3408 8667
3411 8665 3412 8660 3418 8655 3421 8655
3424 8652 3422 8642 3410 8630 3418 8620
3416 8613 3391 8614 3388 8633 3396 8679
25/OWEN
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