####018001733####
WGUS74 KHUN 090659

FFSHUN



Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Huntsville AL

159 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024



ALC049-071-090830-

/O.CON.KHUN.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240509T0830Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

DeKalb AL-Jackson AL-

159 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT EARLY THIS 

MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DEKALB AND EAST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES...



At 159 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated that earlier thunderstorms 

produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches 

of rain has fallen. 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...

Scottsboro, Henagar, Hollywood, Ider, Pisgah, Dutton, Rosalie, 

Martintown, Fackler and Sulpher Springs.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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 3480 8557 3477 8556 3476 8556 3473 8556

      3466 8554 3464 8554 3462 8553 3460 8553

      3461 8581 3461 8599 3479 8598



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



$$



AMP