Concern over the amount rain in the forecast has led the National Weather Service in Birmingham to issue a Flash Flood Watch for all of West Alabama through Friday night (April 1st).

 

Forecast details provided by the NWS on the Flash Flood Watch issued for our area:

  • 2 to 4 inches of rainfall on average with localized higher
    amounts are expected due to multiple rounds of showers and
    thunderstorms.
  • Locations that will have the best chance of flash flooding will
    be where multiple rounds of thunderstorms move across the same
    areas. Minor river flooding is also possible due to heavy
    rainfall... especially for western Alabama rivers and stream
    basins.

Precautionary and preparedness actions:

  • A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
    to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
  • You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
    should flash flood warnings be issued.

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