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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Birmingham AL

826 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024



The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Central Jefferson County in central Alabama...



* Until 1130 PM CDT.



* At 826 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

  heavy rain 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...

  Birmingham, Homewood, Mountain Brook, Irondale, Fairfield, 

  Fultondale, Pleasant Grove, Tarrant, Adamsville, B.j.c.c., Legion 

  Field, Regions Field, Birmingham Southern College, U.A.B. Campus, 

  Five Points South, Kingston, Birmingham Fairgounds, Ensley, 

  Birmingham Airport and Forestdale.



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.



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LAT...LON 3359 8670 3348 8671 3349 8696 3360 8694



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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