Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Huntsville, AL
Areas Affected: Jackson, AL; Madison, AL; Marshall, AL
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 1:44pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 1:44pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 9:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 11:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Huntsville AL
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...The National Weather Service in Huntsville AL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Alabama... Paint Rock River NEAR Woodville affecting Madison, Jackson and Marshall Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Paint Rock River near Woodville. * WHEN...From this evening to Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Water is covering Alabama State Route 65 about two miles north of U.S. Highway 72. Several County Roads in Paint Rock Valley are flooded...including Jackson County Road 20. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 5.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 18.0 feet early Tuesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Tuesday evening. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fdc22d2c635a03ce8efd2a32ab5794e354c983c4.001.1 Codes: ALC071, ALC089, ALC095 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fdc22d2c635a03ce8efd2a32ab5794e354c983c4.001.1