706
WGUS54 KBMX 181206
FFWBMX
ALC073-117-181430-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
706 AM CDT Sun May 18 2025

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Jefferson County in central Alabama...
  Northwestern Shelby County in central Alabama...

* Until 930 AM CDT.

* At 706 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
  in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  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