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WGUS84 KBMX 181920
FLSBMX
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
220 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
.PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO THREE INCHES
PER HOUR WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS. PONDING OF WATER
WILL BE LIKELY IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
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CALHOUN AL-CHEROKEE AL-CLEBURNE AL-ETOWAH AL-ST. CLAIR AL-
TALLADEGA AL-
220 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, CALHOUN, CHEROKEE, CLEBURNE, ETOWAH, ST. CLAIR AND
TALLADEGA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 530 PM CDT.
* 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 217 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN. THIS WILL
CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING.
- RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA.
THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 3420 8610 3420 8584 3424 8584 3424 8581
3426 8581 3426 8577 3436 8566 3437 8564
3439 8562 3440 8563 3440 8561 3444 8558
3448 8558 3452 8551 3349 8531 3350 8535
3349 8536 3349 8543 3352 8623
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