Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Huntsville, AL
Areas Affected: DeKalb, AL; Jackson, AL; Limestone, AL; Madison, AL; Marshall, AL; Morgan, AL; Franklin, TN; Lincoln, TN
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 6:00pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 6:00pm CDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 10:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Sunday 6:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 10:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Huntsville AL
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of Alabama, including the following counties, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and Morgan and southern middle Tennessee, including the following counties, Franklin TN and Lincoln. * WHEN...Until 1000 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 600 PM CDT, gauge reports indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 4 and 9 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Huntsville, Madison, Scottsboro, Guntersville, Fayetteville, Rainsville, Bridgeport, Moores Mill, Meridianville, Redstone Arsenal, Hazel Green, Henagar, Stevenson, Sylvania, Cowan, Owens Cross Roads, Fyffe, Hollywood, Powell and Grant.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c4e5853139db8f3b704a95e150ea3139226215d2.001.1 Codes: ALC049, ALC071, ALC083, ALC089, ALC095, ALC103 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c4e5853139db8f3b704a95e150ea3139226215d2.001.1