Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 3:08PM CDT until August 7 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 1:08pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 308 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Birmingham, Homewood, Fultondale, Tarrant, B.j.c.c., Regions Field,
U.A.B. Campus, Five Points South, Legion Field, Kingston,
Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham
Fairgounds, Ketona Lakes, Vulcan Park, Rickwood Field and Danville.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 5:45 PM CDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 5:45 PM CDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Jefferson, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov