Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
833 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  South Central Jackson County in northeastern Alabama...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 833 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  heavy rain due to backbuilding thunderstorms in the Scottsboro,
  Section, Dutton, and Powell areas. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen and additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
  possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  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...
  Scottsboro, Hollywood, Powell, Section and Dutton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3462 8580 3457 8587 3455 8590 3454 8591
      3454 8592 3453 8594 3451 8595 3450 8596
      3453 8605 3464 8606 3469 8601 3469 8589

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

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