Flood Watch In Effect Thursday (2/3)

SUMMARY: Moderate to heavy rainfall will cause rainfall amounts from 2-5 inches, with isolated higher amounts. This will cause flooding issues, especially in flood-prone and low-lying areas.

DISCUSSION: Flood Watch goes into effect at midnight tonight and goes until midnight Friday for north Alabama, and until 6:00 AM for central Alabama. This system is moisture that is feeding a vigorous winter storm system to our north.

Heavy rainfall is expected to produce the potential for flooding late tonight through late Thursday night. Therefore, a Flood Watch is in effect from midnight on Thursday morning through midnight on Friday morning. Rainfall Totals Expected: 3-4 inches with up to 5 inches possible.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
218 AM CST Wed Feb 2 2022

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Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan-
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Including the cities of Russellville, Winchester, Fort Payne, Red
Bay, Cullman, Town Creek, Cowan, Estill Springs, Huntsville,
Sheffield, Arab, Sewanee, Decatur, Lynchburg, Athens, Muscle Shoals,
Decherd, Fayetteville, Albertville, Guntersville, Boaz, Rainsville,
Tuscumbia, Moulton, Florence, and Scottsboro
218 AM CST Wed Feb 2 2022

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding and areal flooding caused by excessive
  rainfall is possible. Rainfall amounts through Thursday evening
  may exceed 3 to 4 inches.

* WHERE...Portions of Alabama and southern middle Tennessee,
  including the following areas, in Alabama, Colbert, Cullman,
  DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone,
  Madison, Marshall and Morgan. In southern middle Tennessee,
  Franklin, Lincoln and Moore.

* WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rapid rises on creeks and streams are expected, and
  could flood with repeated periods of heavy rain through Thursday
  evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Multiple periods of moderate to heavy downpours are possible
    late tonight into Thursday evening. This will result in
    excessive rainfall that could lead to flash flooding and
    areal flooding.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches will be possible in Central Alabama.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
219 AM CST Wed Feb 2 2022

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Including the cities of Double Springs, Sulligent, Fayette, Oneonta,
Vernon, Hamilton, Jasper, and Carrollton
219 AM CST Wed Feb 2 2022

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...A portion of Central Alabama, including the following
  counties, Blount, Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Walker and
  Winston.

* WHEN...From late tonight through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Periods of heavy rainfall are possible late tonight through
    Thursday night. Rainfall totals of two to four inches, with
    locally higher amounts, are possible.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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Clair-Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-
Coosa-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-
Montgomery-Macon-Lee-
Including the cities of Roanoke, Lanett, Selma, Prattville,
Montgomery, Dadeville, Valley, Centreville, Moundville, Linden,
Hoover, Alexander City, Centre, Alabaster, Demopolis, Fort Deposit,
Sylacauga, Heflin, Pell City, Birmingham, Wetumpka, Eutaw, Rockford,
Tallassee, Gadsden, Hayneville, Livingston, Lafayette, Columbiana,
Ashland, Tuskegee, Opelika, Pelham, Greensboro, Clanton, Talladega,
Auburn, Tuscaloosa, Marion, Moody, and Anniston
219 AM CST Wed Feb 2 2022

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following
  counties, Autauga, Bibb, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton,
  Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Greene, Hale,
  Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry,
  Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa and
  Tuscaloosa.

* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
  Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Periods of heavy rainfall are possible Thursday morning
    through Friday morning. Rainfall totals of one to three
    inches, with locally higher amounts, are possible.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.