More Storms Ahead for Most of Alabama

Storm fronts continued to dump heavy rain on parts of the state Wednesday morning – and more severe weather will be possible later today.  At this point – flooding is the immediate concern with slow-moving storms dumping heavy rainfall across much of Alabama – prompting several flash flood warnings in various areas from the National Weather Service.

Law enforcement reported several road closures with water being over roadways in parts of Mountain Brook, Vestavia and Hoover as of 6:00am (Wednesday).

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a flood watch for a number of areas in central Alabama until 1:00am on Thursday.  Counties in the watch include Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston.

Today’s heavy rainfall comes on the heels of another round of storms and flooding on Tuesday which hit parts of northeast Alabama hard, and caused multiple instances of flash flooding; Tuesday’s storms also knocked down a few trees.

The Cherokee County Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security located in Cherokee County reported Tuesday evening that portions of Old Highway 9 behind the Burger Shack in Cedar Bluff were closed due to flooding, and reminded everyone, you should never go around barricades and drive into flood water; as the saying goes “Turn around, DON’T drown” and the EMA reported rain totals of five to seven inches that afternoon in Gadsden, and between six and eight inches in Guntersville; totals in Cherokee County varied widely, with just under an inch of rain being collected here at the WEIS Radio studios.

The Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has a Level 2 out of 5 (or slight) risk in place across a large part of the state.  The Level 2 risk means scattered severe storms will be possible.  The strongest storms could have more flooding rain, winds capable of knocking down tree limbs and power lines, and deadly lightning.

More storms will be possible again on Friday into Saturday as a cold front moves into the state.

 

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