Expires:202308041400;Remove:202308041400;030894 WGUS54 KBMX 041049 FFWBMX ALC009-041400- /O.EXT.KBMX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230804T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Birmingham AL 549 AM CDT Fri Aug 4 2023 The National Weather Service in Birmingham has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Blount County in central Alabama... * Until 900 AM CDT. * At 549 AM CDT, Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Blountsville and Oneonta, with water rescues ongoing in the City of Oneonta. Several roadways are impassible in Oneonta. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Oneonta, Springville, Blountsville, Cleveland, Locust Fork, Susan Moore, Allgood, Fairview, Nectar, Rosa, Inland Lake, Highland Lake, Easley, Hendrix, Fowler Spring, Clear Springs, Chamblees Mill and Holly Springs. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. && LAT...LON 3425 8652 3398 8634 3394 8637 3393 8632 3391 8635 3389 8634 3382 8643 3380 8655 3405 8671 3406 8670 3405 8668 3408 8670 3409 8669 3408 8669 3408 8667 3412 8663 3412 8660 3418 8655 3421 8655 3423 8652 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR $$ 56