Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 9 at 6:05PM CDT until August 9 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 4:05pm
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 605 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.
Emergency Management officials have reported flash flooding in Muscle
Shoals at the beside the intersection of Woodward and Avalon Avenues.
The parking lot was flooded here, and the drainage in the culvert
backed up again, adding several feet of floodwaters moving quickly at
the south end of the parking lot. Also: other flooded roadways were
reported in Sheffield near North Jackson Highway and Hatch Boulevard.
Please heed any barricades in these areas and don't drive through
floodwaters!
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
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