Flash Flood Warning 98, NWS Birmingham, AL

000 
WGUS74 KBMX 211908
FFSBMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
208 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

ALC021-037-073-115-117-121-212145-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.W.0098.000000T0000Z-090921T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHILTON AL-COOSA AL-SHELBY AL-TALLADEGA AL-JEFFERSON AL-ST. CLAIR AL-
208 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN ST. CLAIR...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...TALLADEGA...SHELBY...
WESTERN COOSA AND EASTERN CHILTON COUNTIES...

AT 206 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO DETECT A 
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER 
THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH THE INTENSITY OF THESE STORMS HAS 
DECREASED...THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 
INCHES WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE PURDY...
VESTAVIA HILLS...VANDIVER...U.A.B. CAMPUS...TRUSSVILLE...TALLADEGA
SUPERSPEEDWAY...TALLADEGA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...TALLADEGA...SAMFORD
UNIVERSITY...RIVERSIDE...PELL CITY...ODENVILLE...MOUNTAIN BROOK...
MOODY...MARGARET...LINCOLN...LEEDS...KINGSTON...IRONDALE...
GREYSTONE...GRANT TOWN...COOSA ISLAND...CLAY...CAHABA HEIGHTS...
BRANCHVILLE...BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT...BIRMINGHAM...BARBER MOTORSPORTS
PARK...BALD ROCK...ARGO...ALTON...ALPINE BAY RESORT AND HOMEWOOD

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.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3363 8617 3369 8620 3368 8605 3359 8599
      3358 8579 3350 8585 3350 8591 3339 8595
      3338 8598 3330 8598 3330 8612 3320 8617
      3279 8621 3273 8659 3308 8662 3307 8693
      3331 8706 3368 8663 3379 8656

$$

10/ARM

000 
WGUS74 KBMX 212031
FFSBMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
331 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

ALC021-037-073-115-117-121-212040-
/O.CAN.KBMX.FF.W.0098.000000T0000Z-090921T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHILTON AL-COOSA AL-SHELBY AL-TALLADEGA AL-JEFFERSON AL-ST. CLAIR AL-
331 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN ST.
CLAIR...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...TALLADEGA...SHELBY...WESTERN COOSA
AND EASTERN CHILTON COUNTIES...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING ARE WEAKENING AND MOVING OUT OF 
THE WARNING AREA.

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

LAT...LON 3363 8617 3369 8620 3368 8605 3359 8599
      3358 8579 3350 8585 3350 8591 3339 8595
      3338 8598 3330 8598 3330 8612 3320 8617
      3279 8621 3273 8659 3308 8662 3307 8693
      3331 8706 3368 8663 3379 8656

$$

10/ARM

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1237 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

.UPDATE...AVIATION DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

ANYBODY REMEMBER THE DROUGHT WE WERE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO?  THAT
HAS COME AND GONE AS RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA.  THESE RAINS HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUS (FOR THE MOST
PART) SINCE MIDNIGHT IN AREAS LIKE PICKENS...TUSCALOOSA AND GREENE
COUNTIES...WHICH HAS LED TO THE ISSUANCE OF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS
ACROSS ALL OF THESE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.  SOME AREAS HAVE
RECEIVED RAINFALL TOTALS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HEAVIER RADAR ESTIMATES OF 10+ INCHES...SINCE MIDNIGHT AND
COULD SEE ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. CALLS
CONTINUE TO COME IN THIS MORNING ABOUT ROADS BEING WASHED OUT AS
PEOPLE BEGIN TO DRIVE OUT AND ABOUT.  REMEMBER.  IF YOU ARE
CONFRONTED WITH THE CHOICE OF DRIVING THROUGH ANY DEPTH OF WATER IN
A ROADWAY OR TURNING YOUR VEHICLE AROUND, DONT BECOME A STATISTIC.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...
THING DO NOT LOOK TO CHANGE MUCH AT ALL. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST AS PWS ABOVE 2 INCHES...LARGE SCALE SFC CONVERGENCE AND
THESE LITTLE VORT MAXES MOVING OVER THE STATE COMBINE TO MAKE FOR A
VERY WET DAY.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL NEW
MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST ON THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

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&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

WE REMAIN IN A PATTERN WITH VERY LOW PREDICTABILITY BEYOND THE FIRST
COUPLES HOURS...AND AS A RESULT VERY LOW CONFIDENCE AFTER THAT.  THE
MAIN AREA OF CONCERN THIS MORNING...AND THROUGH AT LEAST 2100Z
TODAY...WILL REMAIN IN THE EET TO ANB CORRIDOR.  NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES
TO BELOW 1 MILE AND BELOW 1000 FEET...RESPECTTIVELY.  TCL HAS
EMERGED INTO A BIT OF A CLEAR SPOT...WHICH MAY ALSO SOON REACH BHM.
BUT IF MORE RAIN DEVELOPS...THEN WILL HAVE TO ISSUE UPDATES TO TAKE
FORECASTS FOR THOSE LOCATIONS INTO A MORE PESSEMISTIC DIRECTION.
THE RAIN THUS FAR TODAY HAS STAYED WELL NORTH OF MGM AND TOI. GIVEN
SUCH LOW CONFIDENCE...I JUST WENT WITH A PERSISTENCE BASED FORECAST
FOR THOSE LOCATIONS...AND WILL ALSO UPDATE THEM IF/WHEN NECESSARY.

/61/

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1251 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

ALZ011>015-017>050-221200-
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-
1251 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT..

A THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE AREA WITH THE
HIGHEST INITIAL THREAT THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN A BAND FROM
LAMAR...PICKENS...AND SUMTER COUNTIES...EASTWARD THROUGH TUSCALOOSA
AND METRO BIRMINGHAM...TO CHEROKEE...CLEBURNE...AND RANDOLPH
COUNTIES. THE HIGHEST THREAT MAY EXPAND OR MOVE NORTH OR SOUTH AS
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOP.

IN ADDITION TO THE FLASH FLOODING...SEVERAL RIVERS ARE NOW IN
FLOOD...OR ARE FORECAST TO GO INTO FLOOD LATER TODAY.

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

RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY...
CONTINUING A THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING.

RIVER FLOODING WILL REMAIN A CONCERN ON SEVERAL CENTRAL ALABAMA
RIVERS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.  PLEASE SEE THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD
STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE
NECESSARY FOR MANY AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO FLOODING.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1008 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

ALZ011>015-017>050-220000-
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-
COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...
ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...
LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...
CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...
VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...
PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...
MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...
PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA
1008 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA...

A VERY PERSISTENT WET PATTERN OF THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS HAS CREATED
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. SINCE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 10 PLUS INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS...HAVE FALLEN ACROSS AREAS OF WESTERN
ALABAMA GENERALLY NORTH OF U.S. 80 AND ALONG AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE 65. ALL COUNTIES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA HAVE RECEIVED
SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. GROUNDS ARE SATURATED ACROSS
CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WE HAVE TRANSITIONED TO LIFE THREATENING FLASH
FLOODING CONDITIONS. RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING AS MUCH MORE THAN THE USUAL LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING.

08

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1027 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1015 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MOUNDVILLE              33.00N 87.63W
09/21/2009                   HALE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EXTENSIVE FLOODING REPORTED IN MOUNDVILLE...WITH NUMEROUS
            ROADS CLOSED AND WATER DAMAGE REPORTED TO SEVERAL HOMES.

&&

GGOGGINS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1051 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1043 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CENTREVILLE             32.97N 87.13W
09/20/2009                   BIBB               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER CROSSING STATE HIGHWAY 219 AT OLD MILL POND CAUSING
            ROADWAY TO BE CLOSED.

&&

GGOGGINS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1055 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1043 PM     FLOOD            2 SE HARRISBURG         32.86N 87.20W
09/20/2009                   BIBB               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING FROM CAHABA RIVER HAS CAUSED HARRISBURG ROAD TO
            BECOME SUBMERGED AND HAS BEEN CLOSED.

&&

GGOGGINS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1057 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1043 AM     FLOOD            2 SE HARRISBURG         32.86N 87.20W
09/21/2009                   BIBB               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING FROM CAHABA RIVER HAS CAUSED HARRISBURG ROAD TO
            BECOME SUBMERGED AND HAS BEEN CLOSED. TIME CORRECTED.

&&

GGOGGINS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1058 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1043 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CENTREVILLE             32.97N 87.13W
09/21/2009                   BIBB               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER CROSSING STATE HIGHWAY 219 AT OLD MILL POND CAUSING
            ROADWAY TO BE CLOSED. TIME CORRECTED.

&&

GGOGGINS