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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 5:02 AM Jul. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Colbert County in northwestern Alabama... Eastern Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama... * Until 300 AM CDT. * At 1202 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. 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. 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... Florence, Muscle Shoals, Killen, Lexington, St. Florian, Anderson, Center Star, Kingtown, Elgin, Green Hill, Ford City, Whitehead and Northwest Alabama Regional Airport. 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. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
Heat Advisory
Issued: 3:25 AM Jul. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 107. * WHERE...Cullman, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Colbert, Franklin AL, Lauderdale, and Lawrence Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. &&
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