Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Huntsville, AL
Areas Affected: DeKalb, AL; Jackson, AL; Marshall, AL; Franklin, TN
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 12:47pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 12:47pm CDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 4:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Sunday 12:47pm CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 4:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Huntsville AL
Flash Flood: RADAR INDICATED
FFWHUN The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central DeKalb County in northeastern Alabama... Jackson County in northeastern Alabama... Northeastern Marshall County in northeastern Alabama... Southern Franklin TN County in middle Tennessee... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 1247 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Scottsboro, Guntersville, Rainsville, Bridgeport, Henagar, Stevenson, Sylvania, Hollywood, Powell, Grant, Skyline, Section, Ider, Pisgah, Anderson, Pleasant Groves, Hytop, Dutton, Langston and Martintown.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4ea68292533f90226038daf27309adbc1b526967.001.1 Codes: ALC049, ALC071, ALC095, TNC051 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4ea68292533f90226038daf27309adbc1b526967.001.1