Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 2 at 9:16PM CDT until May 3 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 2, 2025 - 7:16pm
Expires:
May 2, 2025 - 10:15pm
Description:
FFWBMX
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Greene County in west central Alabama...
Sumter County in west central Alabama...
* Until 1215 AM CDT.
* At 916 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen in the last 6 hours across the warned area. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Demopolis, Livingston, Eutaw, York, Cuba, Forkland, Boligee, Epes,
Bluffport, The University Of West Alabama, Tishabee, Coatopa, Dug
Hill, Thornhill, Boyd, Allison, Walden Quarters, Lilita, Five
Points Intersection and Bellamy.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Greene, AL; Sumter, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL