Strong Storms In The Forecast Today

PRIMARY HAZARDS:
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH GULF MOISTURE WILL ALLOW FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE.

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL

RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS AND ADDITIONAL
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD ACROSS

THE AREA...UP TO THREE INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE. AND THESE TYPE OF RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS WOULD LIKELY
RESULT IN AREAS OF FLOODING.

* MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER
IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN
ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN
AROUND...DON`T DROWN.

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