From the National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham, AL
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
900 PM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Elmore County in east central Alabama…
Northeastern Montgomery County in south central Alabama…
* Until midnight CDT
* At 859 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have
already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Montgomery, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Deatsville, Eclectic, Santuck,
Auburn University In Montgomery, Titus, Emerald Mountain, Ten Cedar
Estates, Waugh, Dexter, Lagoon Park, Martin Lake At Kowaliga, Weoka
Mills, Jordan Lake, Eastdale Mall, Mount Meigs, Blue Ridge and
Pinedale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.