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.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Huntsville AL 218 AM CST Wed Feb 2 2022 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-022215- /O.NEW.KHUN.FA.A.0001.220203T0600Z-220204T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan- Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN- 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

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Birmingham AL 219 AM CST Wed Feb 2 2022 ALZ011>015-017-022-022100- /O.NEW.KBMX.FA.A.0001.220203T0600Z-220204T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Pickens- 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. && $$ ALZ018>021-023>045-047-022100- /O.NEW.KBMX.FA.A.0001.220203T1200Z-220204T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee-Cleburne-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. 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.