Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 9 at 4:29PM CDT until August 9 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 2:29pm
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
FFWHUN
The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Colbert County in northwestern Alabama...
Central Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 429 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across Lauderdale and Colbert Counties. Between 2 and 3
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2
inches are possible in the these areas. 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...
Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Killen, Cherokee,
Littleville, Leighton, St. Florian, Underwood-Petersville,
Waterloo, Pride Landing, Oakland, Red Rock, Barton, Posey Loop, New
Bethel, Colbert Heights, Northwest Alabama Regional Airport and Mt
Hester.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Colbert, AL; Lauderdale, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Huntsville AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov