Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 9, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood watch at Sep 3, 2011, 9:16 PM CDT for 39 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Sep 4, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2011, 9:16 PM CDT (02:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 4, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Flood severity
- None
All 39 counties
Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 23 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
644 WGUS64 KBMX 040216 FFABMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 916 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ALZ011>015-017>027-030>035-039>042-050215- /O.NEW.KBMX.FF.A.0009.110904T1500Z-110906T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-MARENGO-DALLAS- AUTAUGA-LOWNDES- 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...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW... GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...CLANTON... DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT... HAYNEVILLE 916 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...AUTAUGA...BIBB...BLOUNT...CHILTON...DALLAS... JEFFERSON...LOWNDES...PERRY...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR...TALLADEGA AND WALKER. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN AND CLEBURNE. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...MARION AND WINSTON. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... FAYETTE...GREENE...HALE...LAMAR...MARENGO...PICKENS...SUMTER AND TUSCALOOSA. * FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES NORTHWARD BEGINNING TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY SUNDAY LATE MORNING CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE WATCH AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION...WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS...RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY, TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
8 follow-up statements
028 WGUS64 KBMX 041016 FFABMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 516 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ALZ036>038-043>050-041830- /O.EXB.KBMX.FF.A.0009.110904T1500Z-110906T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE- RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY... TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY... TROY...EUFAULA 516 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA... EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...COOSA...ELMORE AND MONTGOMERY. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CHAMBERS...LEE...MACON... RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...BARBOUR...BULLOCK AND PIKE. * FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES CLOSER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE WATCH AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION... WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS... RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALZ028-029-041830- /O.EXB.KBMX.FF.A.0009.110905T0000Z-110906T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CLAY-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...ROANOKE 516 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CLAY AND RANDOLPH. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES CLOSER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE WATCH AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION... WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS... RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALZ030>035-039>042-041830- /O.EXT.KBMX.FF.A.0009.110904T1500Z-110906T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA- LOWNDES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO... MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...DEMOPOLIS... LINDEN...SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE 516 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...AUTAUGA... BIBB...CHILTON...DALLAS...LOWNDES AND PERRY. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...GREENE...HALE...MARENGO AND SUMTER. * FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES CLOSER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE WATCH AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION... WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS... RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALZ011>015-017>027-041830- /O.EXT.KBMX.FF.A.0009.110905T0000Z-110906T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA- 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 516 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...BLOUNT... JEFFERSON...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR...TALLADEGA AND WALKER. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN AND CLEBURNE. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA... CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...MARION AND WINSTON. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...FAYETTE...LAMAR...PICKENS AND TUSCALOOSA. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES CLOSER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE WATCH AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION... WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS... RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
380 WGUS64 KBMX 041200 FFABMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 700 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ALZ030>050-042200- /O.CON.KBMX.FF.A.0009.110904T1500Z-110906T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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...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 700 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...AUTAUGA...BIBB...CHILTON... COOSA...DALLAS...ELMORE...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY AND PERRY. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CHAMBERS...LEE...MACON...RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...BARBOUR...BULLOCK AND PIKE. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...GREENE...HALE...MARENGO AND SUMTER. * FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES CLOSER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE WATCH AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 85 MAY SEE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION... WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS... RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALZ011>015-017>029-042200- /O.CON.KBMX.FF.A.0009.110905T0000Z-110906T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH- 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 700 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...BLOUNT... JEFFERSON...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR...TALLADEGA AND WALKER. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN...CLAY...CLEBURNE AND RANDOLPH. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...MARION AND WINSTON. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... FAYETTE...LAMAR...PICKENS AND TUSCALOOSA. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES CLOSER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE WATCH AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION... WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS... RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
599 WGUS64 KBMX 041952 FFABMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 252 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ALZ011>015-017>029-051100- /O.EXT.KBMX.FF.A.0009.110904T1952Z-110906T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH- 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 252 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...BLOUNT... JEFFERSON...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR...TALLADEGA AND WALKER. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN...CLAY...CLEBURNE AND RANDOLPH. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...MARION AND WINSTON. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... FAYETTE...LAMAR...PICKENS AND TUSCALOOSA. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES CLOSER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE WATCH AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION... WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS... RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALZ030>050-051100- /O.CON.KBMX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-110906T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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...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 252 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...AUTAUGA...BIBB...CHILTON... COOSA...DALLAS...ELMORE...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY AND PERRY. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CHAMBERS...LEE...MACON...RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...BARBOUR...BULLOCK AND PIKE. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...GREENE...HALE...MARENGO AND SUMTER. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES CLOSER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE WATCH AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 85 MAY SEE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION... WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS... RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
657 WGUS64 KBMX 042117 FFABMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 417 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ALZ030>050-051400- /O.CON.KBMX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-110906T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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...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 417 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...AUTAUGA...BIBB...CHILTON... COOSA...DALLAS...ELMORE...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY AND PERRY. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CHAMBERS...LEE...MACON...RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...BARBOUR...BULLOCK AND PIKE. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...GREENE...HALE...MARENGO AND SUMTER. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES CLOSER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE WATCH AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 85 MAY SEE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION... WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS... RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ALZ011>015-017>029-051400- /O.CON.KBMX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-110906T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH- 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 417 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...BLOUNT... JEFFERSON...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR...TALLADEGA AND WALKER. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN...CLAY...CLEBURNE AND RANDOLPH. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...MARION AND WINSTON. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... FAYETTE...LAMAR...PICKENS AND TUSCALOOSA. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES CLOSER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE WATCH AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION... WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS... RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
973 WGUS64 KBMX 051015 FFABMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 515 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ALZ011>015-017>050-052100- /O.CON.KBMX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-110906T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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 515 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ALABAMA AS THE REMNANTS OF LEE MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE WATCH AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 85 MAY SEE BETWEEN 4 AND 9 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION... WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS... RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
588 WGUS64 KBMX 052106 FFABMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 406 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ALZ021-027>029-033-035>050-052215- /O.CAN.KBMX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-110906T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CLEBURNE-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-PERRY-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA- CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON- BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEFLIN...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA... ASHLAND...ROANOKE...MARION...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 406 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS FALLEN MAINLY ACROSS WEST AND NORTH ALABAMA...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FLOODING. $$ ALZ011>015-017>020-022>026-030>032-034-060500- /O.EXT.KBMX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-110906T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-SUMTER- GREENE-HALE-BIBB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM... HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...PELL CITY...MOODY... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...CENTREVILLE 406 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...BIBB... BLOUNT...JEFFERSON...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR AND WALKER. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...MARION AND WINSTON. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...FAYETTE...GREENE...HALE...LAMAR...PICKENS... SUMTER AND TUSCALOOSA. * THROUGH TONIGHT * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT CENTRAL ALABAMA AS THE REMNANTS OF LEE MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE WATCH AREA...AND ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION... WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS... RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
461 WGUS64 KBMX 052208 FFABMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 508 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ALZ011>015-017>020-022>026-030>032-034-061100- /O.CON.KBMX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-110906T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-SUMTER- GREENE-HALE-BIBB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM... HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...PELL CITY...MOODY... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...CENTREVILLE 508 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...BIBB... BLOUNT...JEFFERSON...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR AND WALKER. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...MARION AND WINSTON. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...FAYETTE...GREENE...HALE...LAMAR...PICKENS... SUMTER AND TUSCALOOSA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT CENTRAL ALABAMA AS THE REMNANTS OF LEE MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE WATCH AREA...AND ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION... WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...DRY SOILS WILL QUICKLY SATURATE LEADING TO RAPID RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND CREEKS... RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY... TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
968 WGUS64 KBMX 060315 FFABMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1015 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...TORRENTIAL RAIN DIMINISHES... .ALTHOUGH THE TORRENTIAL RAINS HAVE ENDED...LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE HEAVY RUNOFF AND AREAL FLOOD WARNING HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IS GREATLY DIMINISHED. ALZ011>015-017>020-022>026-030>032-034-060415- /O.CAN.KBMX.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-110906T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-SUMTER- GREENE-HALE-BIBB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM... HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...PELL CITY...MOODY... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...CENTREVILLE 1015 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Sep 3, 6:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 6:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 658 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .UPDATE...AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... THIS AFTERNOON...TS LEE REMAINS ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST AND IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MEANDER TO THE NORTH THEN NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA INTO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI EARLY MONDAY ALONG AND AHEAD OF A SURFACE FRONT THAT WILL BE APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN U.S. OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. LATEST MODELS ARE FASTER THAN YESTERDAY CLEARING MOST OF THE ACTIVITY OUT OF THE AREA A DAY SOONER. WITH THE OVERALL AGREEMENT OF THE GFS...EURO...AND CMC HAVE DISREGARDED THE DIVERGING NAM. HOWEVER... OVERALL STILL A SLOW MOVING SYSTEM IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS. FOR NOW THE CURRENT FORECAST CALL FOR THE CENTER OF LEE TO APPROACH CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY TUESDAY...STILL STILL A LITTLE AWAY...WITH WINDS QUICKLY DECREASING AS THE LOW MOVES MUCH QUICKER INLAND. THE BIGGEST CONCERN ON THE FORECAST WILL BE THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TIME FRAME WITH REGARDS OF THE OUTER BANDS AND WEAK TORNADIC SPIN UPS AND ALSO LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. IN THE HWO...WILL CONTINUE WITH LOW CONFIDENCE CHANCES OF TROPICAL EFFECTS FOR THE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY TIME PERIODS. THIS WILL BE DONE TO COVER ANY AND ALL THREATS AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH, INCLUDING THE LOW TORNADO THREAT WITH THE OUTER BANDS LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY...WINDS NEARING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH IN THE SOUTHWEST...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. LEE IS EXPECTED TO LOSE ANY TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH BETWEEN BROOKHAVEN MS AND TUSCALOOSA LATE MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY...IF NOT SOONER...SO THE THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE THE RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING WITH THE SLOW MOVING SYSTEM. EVEN IF WE DO NOT SEE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST A DEPRESSION THROUGH THE STATE...SO 15 TO 30 MPH WINDS WIND HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WE MOVE INTO THE MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY TIME FRAME. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE THE MINIMAL PRODUCT NEEDED FOR THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH FOR MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...BUT STILL TOO EARLY FOR THAT. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS ON THE SPEED AND THEREFORE AMOUNT OF STORM TOTAL QPF WITH THE NUMEROUS MODEL OUTPUTS THUS CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW FOR ANY WATCHES AT THIS TIME. 08/MNK && .HYDROLOGY... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY WILL MERGE WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE...ALLOWING DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE TO POOL ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THIS COULD RESULT IN WIDESPREAD RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDWEEK. THE HIGHER TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE EASTERN HALF. INITIALLY...THIS BENEFICIAL RAINFALL WILL BE QUICKLY ABSORBED BY THE DRY SOILS AND VEGETATION OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO THE CURRENT DROUGHT IN PLACE. HOWEVER...ANY PROLONGED DURATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN ONE PARTICULAR AREA...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS...MAY CAUSE SOME EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND MINOR FLOODING. SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS ON THE TRACK OF THIS COMPLEX SYSTEM. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK. THE AREA OF HIGHEST CONCERN WOULD BE ALONG THE UPPER AND MIDDLE SECTIONS OF THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER...WHERE AN ESTIMATED 4 TO 6 INCHES BASIN AVERAGE RAINFALL WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO CREATE MINOR FLOODING. 08/MNK && .AVIATION... 00Z TAF DISCUSSION. NORTHEASTERN-MOST RAIN BAND ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS NORTHWARD OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS RAIN BAND IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE TOI AND MGM AREAS FIRST...NOT TOO LONG AFTER 0600 UTC TONIGHT...AND PRESS NORTHWARD FROM THERE. THE RAIN WILL BE LIGHT AT FIRST...PERHAPS ONLY MARGINALLY LIMITING VISIBILITIES AND LOWERING CEILINGS. HOWEVER... ONCE THE RAIN MOVES IN...I DO THINK CONDITIONS WILL SHOW A SIMILAR SLOW BUT STEADY DETERIORATION. ONCE CONDITIONS REACH IFR...THEY COULD REMAIN THAT WAY FOR MANY HOURS. AT THIS POINT...I THINK THAT BHM...EET...AND ANB WILL NOT GET INTO THE IFR CATEGORY UNTIL JUST BEYOND THE CURRENT TAF VALID TIME. BUT TCL...MGM...AND TOI SHOULD HAVE IFR VISIBILITIES (IF NOT CEILINGS) BY THIS TIME SUNDAY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL STAY STEADY THROUGH THE NIGHT...AND INCREASE JUST A NOTCH AND BECOME A BIT MORE GUSTY AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY. /61/ && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 4:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 420 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ALZ011>015-017>050-041815- 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- 356 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL BEGIN AFFECTING CENTRAL ALABAMA ON SUNDAY AND LAST THROUGH MIDWEEK. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME-FRAME. WHILE THE RAIN WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL...ANY PROLONGED DURATION OF HEAVY RAIN IN ONE PARTICULAR AREA...ESPECIALLY URBAN AREAS...MAY CAUSE SOME EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND MINOR FLOODING. IN ADDITION TO THE FLOOD THREAT...ISOLATED WEAK TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS...PRIMARILY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF LEE MOVES INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 3, 3:38 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 338 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ALZ011>015-017>050-041100- 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- 338 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM LEE TO IMPACT CENTRAL ALABAMA... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LEE IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE LOUISIANA COAST THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY CROSS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA ON SUNDAY. THE CENTER OF LEE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE DAY MONDAY...BEFORE MOVING INTO THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAY IMPACT FAR SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH. SOME WEAKENING OF LEE IS EXPECTED AS THE STORM MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...BUT WILL NEED TO MONITOR TO SEE IF ANY TROPICAL FORCE WINDS CAN MAKE IT INTO SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. PLEASE REFER THE LATEST PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS BY THE NHC IN REGARDS TO THE PATH OF TROPICAL STORM LEE...AND THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE IMPACTS OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 8:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 61 hr |
| Sep 4, 10:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 48 hr |
| Sep 4, 10:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Sumter | 48 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.