Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Apr 3, 2001, 8:30 PM CDT (01:30 UTC)

Expired

Apr 4, 2001, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Whole counties

Counties Chambers County, AL, Randolph County, AL

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
830 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CHAMBERS COUNTY IN ALABAMA
  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN ALABAMA

* UNTIL 1200 AM CDT

* VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA SINCE EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. RADAR ESTIMATES THE RAINFALL TOTAL FROM 2 TO 6
INCHES...WITH MUCH OF THE RAIN OCCURRING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF POSSIBLE.

FOR RESIDENTS OF WADLEY...THE LAKE AT SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE HAS WATER RUNNING OVER THE DAM...AND A BREACH OF THE DAM
COULD BE POSSIBLE. THE RANDOLPH COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND
OTHER LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING THE CONDITION
OF THE DAM. IF YOU LIVE NEAR THE LAKE AT SOUTHERN UNION STATE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE...BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF WATER BEGINS
TO RISE.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Apr 3, 3:18 PM CDT, 5 hours 12 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
318 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2001

5H RIDGE PUMPING UP TO OUR WEST WILL ALLOW MID LEVEL WINDS TO VEER TO
MORE NWLY TEMPORARILY THIS EVENING AND THIS SHOULD AID IN SHOVING
THE BAND OF CONVECTION CURRENTLY ACROSS THE BHM AREA MORE TO THE
SOUTH.  ALSO NEW STORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER WEST CENTRAL AL WHERE
THE AIR HAD BEEN RELATIVELY UNDISTURBED AND WHERE MOIST LOW LEVEL
SW FLOW IS INTERACTING WITH THE RAIN COOLED BOUNDARY.  THESE STORMS
ARE BEING CARRIED ESE ACROSS MGM TOWARD THE CSG AREA.  SO HIGHEST
POPS TONIGHT WILL BE OVER THE SOUTH....GENLY FROM BHM SOUTH.  HOWEVER
ANOTHER SHORT WAVE WILL BE COMING THROUGH THE RIDGE LATER TONIGHT
WHILE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGS SOUTH TOWARD THE TN VALLEY. SO THERE IS
STILL A DECENT CHANCE OF REDEVELOPMENT OVER N AL LATER TONIGHT.

NWLY FLOW ACROSS THE FRONT SHOULD KEEP THE PRECIP IN THE WARM SECTOR
ON WEDNESDAY AND SEE NO REASON TO NOT EXPECT WIDESPREAD COVERAGE
AGAIN...THOUGH PERHAPS NOT AS MUCH AS TODAY.  BACK DOOR WEDGE WILL
PUSH IN FROM GA WED NITE AND MAY KICK OFF MORE SHOWERS OR STORMS AS
IT GOES THRU.  APPROACH OF THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS AND INDICATED DRYING
ON THURSDAY SUGGESTS IT WILL BE A BETTER DAY.  WILL LEAVE PRECIP OUT
FOR THU AND EVEN LOOK FOR SOME SUNSHINE.  MAX TEMPS NOT LIKELY TO
RECOVER MUCH UNTIL FRIDAY HOWEVER.

HSV EB 059/068 057/070 058 6431
BHM TB 058/070 057/073 058 6741
MGM TB 06U2/075 057/075 058 7641=

.BHM...NONE.

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In the hours before

ALZ022>025-027>028-030>037-040>046-049-040500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
813 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2001

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 86...

  CLAY...COOSA...MACON...TALLADEGA...TALLAPOOSA...

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 86
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM...

  AUTAUGA...BIBB...BULLOCK...CHILTONU...DALLAS...
  ELMORE...GREENE...HALE...JEFFERSON...LOWNDES...
  MONTGOMERY...PERRY...PICKENS...PIKE...SHELBY...
  SUMTER...TUSCALOOSA...

Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2001Every flash flood warning in 2001

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