Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Apr 1, 2005, 4:40 AM CST (10:40 UTC)

Expired

Apr 1, 2005, 10:30 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Autauga County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Montgomery County, AL

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WGUS54 KBMX 011040
FFWBMX
ALC001-051-085-101-011630-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
440 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  AUTAUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PRATTVILLE
  ELMORE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WETUMPKA
  LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAYNEVILLE
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY

* UNTIL 1030 AM CST

* AT 440 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
  MOVING ACROSS THE MONTGOMERY METROPOLITAN AREA.  

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO            
  MONTGOMERY...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...WETUMPKA...TITUS...       
  MARBURY...KENT...JONES...ECLECTIC AND COOSA RIVER.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE 
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 1030 AM CST.  WITH THE GROUND 
ALREADY SATURATED...FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH THIS ADDITIONAL 
HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING IN AND AROUND THE MONTGOMERY AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3198 8686 3222 8690 3223 8681 3228 8685
      3237 8680 3253 8690 3266 8690 3270 8645
      3277 8633 3275 8590 3249 8588 3242 8602
      3229 8594 3225 8601 3198 8600 3198 8629
      3205 8629 3207 8639 3198 8641

$$

MBS/91

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Mar 31, 11:20 PM CST, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1120 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

.UPDATE...DID A QUICK UPDATE TO ADJUST SOME TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
SOUTH.  OTHERWISE...STORMS INCREASING RAPIDLY TO THE WEST/SOUTHWEST
AND A BUSY OVERNIGHT IN STORE.  WATCH JUST ISSUED TO OUR IMMEDIATE
WEST AND EXPECT OTHER WATCHES EXTENDING INTO OUR AREA WITHIN THE
NEXT FEW HOURS.

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR
ALL SECTIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
150 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

ALZ011>015-017>050-011330-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
150 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...(THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT).

A REPRIEVE FROM THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA
THROUGH LATE EVENING...THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...
WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  ISOLATED
TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT...BUT NO WIDESPREAD OUTBREAK IS
EXPECTED.

FLOODING/FLASH FLOODING IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA.
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED
GROUNDS BEFORE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ISSUED
THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY).

STRONG WINDS MAY BE A CONCERN IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.  CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER NOON ON FRIDAY AND NO
ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL
LIKELY BE NECESSARY TONIGHT.

Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2005Every flash flood warning in 2005

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