Flash Flood Warning for Cherokee, AL; Etowah, AL
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FFWBMX The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama... Etowah County in northeastern Alabama... * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 449 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Bulletin details
FFWBMX The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama... Etowah County in northeastern Alabama... * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 449 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across 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... Gadsden, Attalla, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Centre Municipal Airport, Glencoe, Sardis City, Leesburg, Altoona, Walnut Grove, Reece City, Sand Rock, Gaylesville, Slackland, Tabor Road, Cherokee Rock Village, Ballplay, Ball Flat and Noccalula Falls.
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 4:49PM CDT until July 24 at 8:00PM 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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