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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch

National Weather Service Birmingham AL

452 AM CDT Wed May 6 2026



.Heavy thunderstorms are forecast from this afternoon to early 

Thursday morning. This activity has the potential to produce several 

inches of rainfall for portions of Central Alabama. A broad area of 

Central Alabama is included in a Flood Watch as there is some 

uncertainty regarding exactly where the heaviest corridors of rain 

may occur.



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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-

Including the cities of Demopolis, Moody, Dadeville, Union

Springs, Heflin, Gadsden, Moundville, Selma, Oneonta, Greensboro,

Tallassee, Alexander City, Sylacauga, Centreville, Pell City,

Fort Deposit, Opelika, Prattville, Phenix City, Carrollton,

Valley, Hayneville, Clanton, Linden, Ashland, Montgomery, Hoover,

Livingston, Pelham, Troy, Rockford, Wetumpka, Lafayette,

Tuskegee, Marion, Birmingham, Alabaster, Tuscaloosa, Columbiana,

Talladega, Lanett, Eufaula, Centre, Roanoke, Anniston, Auburn,

and Eutaw

452 AM CDT Wed May 6 2026



...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 

THURSDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is 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, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, 

  Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, 

  Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa and Tuscaloosa.



* WHEN...From 4 PM CDT this afternoon through Thursday morning.



* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, 

  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. 

  Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur 

  in poor drainage and urban areas.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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