HUNTSVILLE-The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Tennessee Valley:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR…
MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA…
JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA…
LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA…
LINCOLN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE…
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE…
MOORE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE…
* UNTIL 815 PM CST SATURDAY
* AT 207 PM CST…ONGOING FLOODING FROM RUNOFF DUE TO THE RECENT
RAINFALL IS OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE. NUMEROUS ROADS CONTINUE TO BE CLOSED AND SOME
HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT DUE TO HIGH WATER. EVEN WITH LITTLE TO NO
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED…RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL BE SLOW TO
RECEDE TODAY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
HUNTSVILLE…MADISON…FLORENCE…ATHENS…SCOTTSBORO…MUSCLE
SHOALS…SHEFFIELD…WINCHESTER…TUSCUMBIA AND FAYETTEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES IN URBAN AREAS.
ADDITIONALLY…COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS…STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
The National Weather Service has given the heavy rain totals: Here are 48 hour rain totals in the NWS Huntsville service area through 6 am CST Saturday, December 26, 2015.
