Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Jul 20, 2021, 8:42 AM CDT (13:42 UTC)

Expired

Jul 20, 2021, 8:36 PM CDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Flood severity

None

Counties Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS64 KBMX 201342
FFABMX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
842 AM CDT Tue Jul 20 2021

ALZ015-017>021-023>029-034-210300-
/O.NEW.KBMX.FF.A.0004.210720T1342Z-210721T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee-Cleburne-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-
Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Bibb-
Including the cities of Roanoke, Hoover, Centre, Centreville, 
Alabaster, Gadsden, Oneonta, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Sylacauga, 
Heflin, Jasper, Pell City, Ashland, Birmingham, Moody, Anniston, 
Pelham, and Columbiana
842 AM CDT Tue Jul 20 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, east central 
  Alabama, northeast Alabama and west central Alabama, including the 
  following areas, in central Alabama, Bibb, Blount, Jefferson, 
  Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega and Walker. In east central Alabama, 
  Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne and Randolph. In northeast Alabama, 
  Cherokee and Etowah. In west central Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

* Through this evening.

* Expected heavy rainfall across the watch area may result in 
  localized flash flooding, especially in urban, low-lying and poor 
  drainage areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action 
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
836 PM CDT Tue Jul 20 2021

ALZ015-017>021-023>029-034-210245-
/O.CAN.KBMX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-210721T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee-Cleburne-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-
Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Bibb-
Including the cities of Roanoke, Hoover, Centre, Centreville, 
Alabaster, Gadsden, Oneonta, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Sylacauga, 
Heflin, Jasper, Pell City, Ashland, Birmingham, Moody, Anniston, 
Pelham, and Columbiana
836 PM CDT Tue Jul 20 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama, east central 
Alabama, northeast Alabama and west central Alabama, including the 
following areas, in central Alabama, Bibb, Blount, Jefferson, 
Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega and Walker. In east central Alabama, 
Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne and Randolph. In northeast Alabama, Cherokee 
and Etowah. In west central Alabama, Tuscaloosa has been cancelled.

The Flood Watch is cancelled. No additional heavy rainfall is 
expected this evening and flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat.

$$

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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.