... Flood Watch remains in effect through this afternoon...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of central Alabama... east central Alabama... northeast
Alabama... northwest Alabama... southeast Alabama and west
central Alabama... including the following areas... in central
Alabama... Autauga... Bibb... Blount... Chilton... Coosa... Dallas...
Elmore... Jefferson... Lowndes... Montgomery... Perry... Shelby...
St. Clair... Talladega and Walker. In east central Alabama...
Calhoun... Chambers... Clay... Cleburne... Lee... Macon...
Randolph... Russell and Tallapoosa. In northeast Alabama...
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama... Marion and
Winston. In southeast Alabama... Barbour... Bullock and Pike. In
west central Alabama... Fayette... Greene... Hale... Lamar...
Marengo... Pickens... Sumter and Tuscaloosa.
* Through this afternoon
* heavy rain will continue across central Alabama on Tuesday... as
Tropical Storm Ida moves inland and shifts further east through
the afternoon hours. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches are
expected... with isolated locally higher amounts... which may lead
to flooding.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
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.