Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 2:43PM CDT until August 7 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 12:43pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
FFWBMX
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Jefferson County in central Alabama...
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 243 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 indicated.
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, Irondale, Fultondale, Tarrant, Kingston,
Birmingham Airport, B.j.c.c., Five Points South, Regions Field,
U.A.B. Campus, Ketona Lakes, Legion Field, Birmingham Southern
College, Birmingham Fairgounds, Danville, Vulcan Park, Ruffner
Mountain, Rickwood Field and Birmingham Race Course.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Jefferson, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov