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Flood Watch issued October 9 at 12:52PM CDT until October 11 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Latest captured source record. This is an archive, not a current warning service.
Open the detailed event record ↗- First tracked
- 2026-10-09 17:11:48.776Z
- Last seen in a feed
- 2026-10-09 18:14:52.349Z
- Source classification
- Severe · Source update
- Issuer / area
- NWS Birmingham AL · Marion; Lamar; Fayette; Winston; Walker; Blount; Etowah; Calhoun; Cherokee; Cleburne; Pickens; Tuscaloosa; Jefferson; Shelby; St. Clair; Talladega; Clay; Randolph; Sumter; Greene; Hale; Perry; Bibb; Chilton; Coosa; Tallapoosa; Chambers; Marengo; Dallas; Autauga; Lowndes; Elmore; Montgomery; Macon; Bullock; Lee; Russell; Pike; Barbour
- Certainty / urgency
- Possible / Future
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 2026-10-10T02:00:00.000Z
- Forecast onset / end
- 2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z / 2026-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
Flood Watch · Marion; Lamar; Fayette; Winston; Walker; Blount; Etowah; Calhoun; Cherokee; Cleburne; Pickens; Tuscaloosa; Jefferson; Shelby; St. Clair; Talladega; Clay; Randolph; Sumter; Greene; Hale; Perry; Bibb; Chilton; Coosa; Tallapoosa; Chambers; Marengo; Dallas; Autauga; Lowndes; Elmore; Montgomery; Macon; Bullock; Lee; Russell; Pike; Barbour. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
Archived official description
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following counties, Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Heavy rainfall associated with Hurricane Isaias will move into the area Friday night, and may last as long as early Sunday morning. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts up to 5 inches will result in the potential for flash flooding, especially in urban and other poor drainage areas.
Instructions in this archived message
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
How the record changed
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baseline · Captured 2026-10-09 17:11:48.776Z
Flood Watch issued October 8 at 11:05PM CDT until October 11 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Flood Watch · Marion; Lamar; Fayette; Winston; Walker; Blount; Etowah; Calhoun; Cherokee; Cleburne; Pickens; Tuscaloosa; Jefferson; Shelby; St. Clair; Talladega; Clay; Randolph; Sumter; Greene; Hale; Perry; Bibb; Chilton; Coosa; Tallapoosa; Chambers; Marengo; Dallas; Autauga; Lowndes; Elmore; Montgomery; Macon; Bullock; Lee; Russell; Pike; Barbour. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
Source issued/updated 2026-10-09T04:05:00.000Z · Source update
Source for this capture ↗revised · Captured 2026-10-09 17:59:50.706Z
Flood Watch issued October 9 at 12:52PM CDT until October 11 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Flood Watch · Marion; Lamar; Fayette; Winston; Walker; Blount; Etowah; Calhoun; Cherokee; Cleburne; Pickens; Tuscaloosa; Jefferson; Shelby; St. Clair; Talladega; Clay; Randolph; Sumter; Greene; Hale; Perry; Bibb; Chilton; Coosa; Tallapoosa; Chambers; Marengo; Dallas; Autauga; Lowndes; Elmore; Montgomery; Macon; Bullock; Lee; Russell; Pike; Barbour. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
Source issued/updated 2026-10-09T17:52:00.000Z · Source update
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