So today and tonight, probably just light to moderate rain. Tomorrow though, heavier rains are likely, perhaps a few thunderstorms, and flash flooding could become a real problem. You should know the drill by now, if you've been following for a while. Main thing is just to never cross water that covers the road - really simple.
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
447 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012
...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ELEVATE FLASH FLOODING THREAT ON
THURSDAY...
ALZ001>005-007-016-251900-
/O.NEW.KHUN.FF.A.0002.120126T1200Z-120127T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...CULLMAN
447 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA...CULLMAN...LIMESTONE AND MORGAN. IN NORTHWEST
ALABAMA...COLBERT...FRANKLIN AL...LAUDERDALE AND LAWRENCE.
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE
HEAVY...WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA ON
THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR. DUE TO ELEVATED SOIL
MOISTURE CONDITIONS FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...THE THREAT FOR
FLASH FLOODING WILL BE ELEVATED ON THURSDAY.
* RAPID RUNOFF MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON AREA
ROADWAYS AND INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN AND
POORLY DRAINED AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&&
$$
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
447 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012
...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ELEVATE FLASH FLOODING THREAT ON
THURSDAY...
ALZ006-008>010-TNZ076-096-097-251900-
/O.NEW.KHUN.FF.A.0002.120126T1800Z-120127T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
447 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...
DEKALB...JACKSON...MADISON AND MARSHALL. IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN AND MOORE.
* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
* SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE
HEAVY...WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR.
DUE TO ELEVATED SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS FROM RECENT HEAVY
RAINFALL...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE ELEVATED ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* RAPID RUNOFF MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON AREA
ROADWAYS AND INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN AND
POORLY DRAINED AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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