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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
900 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026

ALC073-115-117-100430-
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Jefferson AL-St. Clair AL-Shelby AL-
900 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR CENTRAL JEFFERSON, SOUTHWESTERN ST. CLAIR AND CENTRAL
SHELBY COUNTIES...

At 900 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

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...
  Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Bessemer, Homewood,
  Pelham, Mountain Brook, Trussville, Helena, Hueytown, Gardendale,
  Irondale, Leeds, Moody, Fairfield, Chelsea, Fultondale, Center
  Point and Pleasant Grove.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3328 8707 3328 8709 3329 8709 3329 8711
      3330 8713 3332 8717 3338 8720 3356 8703
      3368 8687 3365 8651 3350 8641 3334 8658
      3324 8674 3321 8694 3327 8707

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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