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Flood Advisory for Fayette, AL; Walker, AL

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What you need to know

Applies to
Fayette, Walker
Effective
Ended
Official severity
Minor
Official urgency
Expected
Official certainty
Likely

What is happening

What: Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Northwestern Walker County in central Alabama... Northeastern Fayette County in west central Alabama... When: Until 600 PM CDT.

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Full official description

Bulletin details

* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Walker County in central Alabama... Northeastern Fayette County in west central Alabama... * WHEN...Until 600 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 403 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause small stream flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Carbon Hill, Kansas and Eldridge.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

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  1. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued August 8 at 4:03PM CDT until August 8 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL

    Official revision

Source and limitations

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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