Flash Flood Warning for Cherokee, AL
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What is happening
FFWBMX The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 549 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen....
What the bulletin says to do
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.
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Bulletin details
FFWBMX The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 549 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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... Little River Canyon National Preserve, Blanche, Little River Falls, New Moon, Chesterfield and Broomtown.
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 5:49PM CDT until July 24 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Birmingham AL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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