FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MARION AND LAMAR COUNTIES

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…WINFIELD…HAMILTON…
NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…VERNON…SULLIGENT…

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 313 PM CDT…HEAVY RAINFALL WAS SPREADING NORTHEAST ACROSS
AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN SINCE
LAST NIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE QUICK RUNOFF INTO SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS…PRODUCING FLOODING IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WESTON…
LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE…HACKLEBURG…DETROIT…BRINN AND BRILLIANT

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.