963
WGUS74 KBMX 181326
FFSBMX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
826 AM CDT Sun May 18 2025

ALC073-117-181430-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-250518T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jefferson AL-Shelby AL-
826 AM CDT Sun May 18 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES...

At 826 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall
is expected. Flash flooding is ongoing.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

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, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Bessemer, Homewood,
  Pelham, Mountain Brook, Trussville, Helena, Hueytown, Gardendale,
  Irondale, Leeds, Moody, Fairfield, Fultondale, Center Point,
  Pleasant Grove and Clay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3341 8715 3367 8677 3372 8661 3362 8654
      3356 8655 3355 8650 3353 8649 3316 8694
      3322 8703 3325 8703 3325 8707 3328 8707
      3331 8716

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

12/Robinson