From the National Weather Service in Birmingham:
Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee-Cleburne-Jefferson- Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Coosa- Tallapoosa-Chambers-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-Montgomery-Macon- Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour- Including the cities of Roanoke, Lanett, Union Springs, Eufaula, Prattville, Oneonta, Montgomery, Dadeville, Phenix City, Valley, Centreville, Double Springs, Alexander City, Centre, Alabaster, Selma, Fort Deposit, Sylacauga, Heflin, Pell City, Birmingham, Wetumpka, Moody, Rockford, Tallassee, Gadsden, Hayneville, Hoover, Lafayette, Columbiana, Ashland, Tuskegee, Opelika, Pelham, Anniston, Talladega, Auburn, Troy, Marion, Jasper, and Clanton 305 PM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * A portion of central Alabama, including the following areas, Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Walker and Winston. * Through Thursday morning. * Periods of heavy rain possible across much of Central Alabama through tonight. Showers and thunderstorms will produce locally heavy rainfall at times, which could lead to flash flooding. Additional rainfall amounts of 1/2 to 1 inch are forecast, with locally higher amounts. Some areas have received 2 to 6 inches the past few days. These areas will be even more prone to flooding as the ground has become saturated. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.