MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE… TURN AROUND… DONT DROWN.
TENNESSEE VALLEY-The National Weather Service has issued several Flash Flood Warnings for the area as well as local reports of roads under water.
Check with local police or EMA before traveling….many roads in the area are under water and some creeks have flooded. 
"Flood Warning for... Colbert County in northwestern Alabama... Franklin County in northwestern Alabama... northwestern Lawrence County in northwestern Alabama... Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama... * until 415 PM CST * at 1021 am CST... Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms approaching from Mississippi. These storms are producing heavy rain which will cause flooding. Some minor flooding has already been reported across portions of northwest Alabama... but flooding will become more severe and more widespread through 415 PM. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Florence... Muscle Shoals... Russellville... Sheffield... Tuscumbia... Red Bay... Killen... Town Creek and Cherokee."
“The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a Flood Warning for: Madison county in north central Alabama. Limestone County in north central Alabama. Northeastern Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama. Lincoln County in Middle Tennessee. Franklin County in Middle Tennessee. Moore County in Middle Tennessee.
- Until 2:00 PM CST Friday.
- At 7:59 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain which will cause flooding. Half an inch to one and a half inches of rain has already fallen. An additional one to two inches of rain is possible.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include: Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Winchester, Fayetteville. Lynchburg, Redstone Arsenal, Moores Mill, Meridianville and Hazel Green.”
“Athens Police Chief Floyd Johnson said the city has barricaded Levert Avenue south of U.S. 72 due to flooding. Johnson said the intersection of U.S. 31 at Nuclear Plant Road is flooded, and the Alabama Department of Transportation has been notified. Public Works has had to cut at least one tree that fell in a roadway. Johnson advises motorists to please use caution. Athens Police asking Public Works to close Line Road north of U.S. 72 due to flooding. Line Road is behind 306 BBQ. “
“The Madison County EMA has issued an alert that some homes are flooding and motorists are stranded….some roads are closed due to flooding…Highway 72 at Brookridge shut down due to flooding …. as well as Webster Drive at the top of Pinhook Creek blocked…Huntsville Road at Governors down to one lane….Gaslight, Homer Nance and Jordan Lanes blocked.”
“The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a Flash Flood Warning for: Chickasaw county in northeastern Mississippi. Eastern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi. Itawamba county in northeastern Mississippi. Northern Monroe County in northeastern Mississippi. Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi. Lee County in northeastern Mississippi.
Until 11:30 AM CST.
At 8:36 AM CST, Doppler radar estimates 1 to 2 inches of rain has occurred over the past 2 hours. Showers and thunderstorms will produce an additional 2 to 3 inches of rain over the next 3 hours.
Some locations that will experience flooding include: Tupelo, Amory, Pontotoc, Fulton, Houston, Verona, Okolona. Trace State Park, Tombigbee State Park, Shannon, Vardaman. Plantersville, Mantachie, Smithville, Tremont, houlka, Troy. Evergreen, Randolph and new Wren.”
