Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued December 28 at 12:42AM CST expiring December 28 at 3:30AM CST by NWS Birmingham AL

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Birmingham AL
Issued: 2014-12-28T00:42:32-06:00
Expires: 2014-12-28T03:30:00-06:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 3:30 AM CST. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
BIBB COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 330 AM CST

* AT 1237 AM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED HEAVY RAINFALL
WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS
ACROSS BIBB AND SHELBY COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 2 INCHES
HAVE OCCURED OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS…AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 3AM.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…

ALABASTER…BRENT…CALERA…CENTREVILLE…CHELSEA…COLUMBIANA…
HELENA…MONTEVALLO…PELHAM…WILSONVILLE…GREYSTONE…INDIAN
SPRINGS VILLAGE…OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK…RIVERCHASE AND SHELBY
COUNTY AIRPORT.

MINOR FLOODING REPORTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS SHELBY
COUNTY…AND SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT
THREE HOURS AS RUNOFF CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
Instruction: THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT RAINBANDS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Bibb; Shelby

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-679820-651026
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings