Heavy rainfall, flooding expected
Published 7:55 am Thursday, March 26, 2009
..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR AUTAUGA…BIBB…BLOUNT…CALHOUN…
CHILTON…COOSA…DALLAS…ETOWAH…JEFFERSON…LOWNDES…PERRY…
SHELBY…ST. CLAIR AND TALLADEGA COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM CDT…
AT 457 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BLOUNTSVILLE TO ASHBY TO 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF GROVE HILL…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
BLOUNTSVILLE TO 10 MILES EAST OF CENTREVILLE TO 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
GROVE HILL…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
WINDS UP TO 50 MPH…FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE AS IT MOVES THROUGH