Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Birmingham, AL

000 
WGUS74 KBMX 141716
FFSBMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1216 PM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

ALC017-123-141845-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-090914T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TALLAPOOSA AL-CHAMBERS AL-
1216 PM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CHAMBERS AND EAST CENTRAL TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES...

AT NOON CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW A NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE TALLAPOOSA AND CHAMBERS COUNTY 
LINE.  THESE AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN 5 AND 7 INCHES OF 
RAIN SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 
LEAD TO MORE FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS.

COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT SEVERAL ROADS AROUND THE CAMP 
HILL AREA HAVE BEEN BARRICADED DUE TO WATER FLOWING OVER THEM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3271 8569 3262 8579 3284 8577 3292 8557
      3273 8556

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
630 AM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.UPDATED...AVIATION DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

THIS AM...SFC LOW ACROSS SE TX WILL PROGRESS NEWD THROUGH MID WEEK
TO W TN/N MS/N AL...BUT WILL MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS AFTER THAT ON
INTO THE WEEKEND. UPPER LOW CENTER OVER NE TX WILL MEANDER
TEMPORARILY NE AS WELL BUT INTO MO BY TUE AM WITH SHORTWAVES
SPIRALING EJECTING FROM THE LOW INTO C AL FOR THE SHORT TERM TODAY
AND TONIGHT. UPPER FEATURE IS PROGGED TO SHIFT BACK SW BY
WED...CONTINUING C AL IN SW FLOW. LOW SLOWLY ROTATES BACK TO C MS
RIVER VALLEY BY THU/FRI. HOWEVER...STILL REMAIN IN SW FLOW WITH A
FEW DISTURBANCES POSSIBLE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. BEST MOISTURE
ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE IN THE SHORT TERM...THUS THE LIKELY/
CATEGORICAL POPS SHORT TERM AS WILL HAVE FOCUS TO GO ALONG WITH
AMPLE MOISTURE. AS OUR FLOW VARIES A TAD AS WE MOVE TOWARD THE
WEEKEND MOISTURE FEED ALTHOUGH STILL REMAINS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS
GOOD AND THUS NOT AS MUCH TO FEED DISTURBANCES BUT DEFINITELY
STILL POSSIBLE FOR SOME ACTIVITY STILL FOR WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES
ALTHOUGH LOWERED DUE TO CLOUD COVER AND EXPECTED POSSIBLE RAINFALL
WILL MODERATE BACK UP AS WE MOVE INTO THE LATTER HALF OF WEEK.

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&&

.AVIATION...12Z TAF DISCUSSION.

MULTI-LAYERED CLOUDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
PERIOD. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL MAINLY AFFECT ANB EARLY THIS MORNING.
AS A SURFACE LOW SHIFTS SLOWLY NNE TODAY INTO NORTHERN
LOUISIANA...EXPECT COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE
ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. STRONGER ACTIVITY MAY PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS
OF LOWER CIGS/VSBYS THAN FORECAST...BUT GENERALLY MVFR TO IFR IS
EXPECTED.  ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...ALTHOUGH
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SHOULD BE LESS. ONCE RAINFALL ENDS...PATCHY
FOG/LOW CLOUD DECK WILL DEVELOP WITH MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE END
OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     82  70  82  69  83 /  60  70  70  60  60
ANNISTON    83  69  81  68  84 /  60  70  70  60  60
BIRMINGHAM  82  69  82  68  83 /  70  70  70  60  60
TUSCALOOSA  82  70  83  69  85 /  90  60  70  60  50
CALERA      82  69  82  69  84 /  70  60  70  60  50
AUBURN      83  69  81  68  83 /  60  60  70  60  50
MONTGOMERY  84  71  84  70  86 /  70  50  70  50  50
TROY        84  70  85  70  86 /  70  50  60  40  50

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
705 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009

ALZ011>015-017>050-151200-
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-
705 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AREAS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT
EXPECTED...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE MINOR FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PERIODS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SEVERAL DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL SATURATE SOILS...INCREASING THE
THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.