... Flood Watch remains in effect from 9 PM CST this evening
through Tuesday 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.
* From 9 PM CST this evening through Tuesday afternoon
* heavy rain will spread from south to north across central
Alabama tonight... as Tropical Storm Ida moves inland. Rainfall
amounts of 3 to 6 inches are expected... with 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.