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Heavy Rain Causes Flooding Throughout Alabama
As rain lets up - briefly - in the state, the heavy storms Thursday night have caused significant flooding in parts of Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - After more than 24 hours of continuous rainfall Thursday and Friday morning, parts of Alabama are left with some major flooding issues. While most areas of the state saw between two and four inches of rainfall, some counties received nearly six inches.
The National Weather Service reported that The Alabama, Tombigbee, and Cahaba River basins will either experience flood or caution stage levels.
Some of the highest amounts are 5.76 inches in Pickens County at the Aliceville Lock and Dam, 5.25 inches near Coker in Tuscaloosa County, 5.07 inches near Blountsville in Blount County, 5.05 inches in Lamar County near Vernon and 5.03 inches near Indian Springs Village in Shelby County.
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Rural roadways just like this one are the ones to be concerned with today before waters start to recede. Looks like this bridge was under water for a period of time. #alwx https://t.co/bdnvAmX4fj
— NWS Birmingham (@NWSBirmingham) December 28, 2018
Here is Shoal Creek at Orr Park in Montevallo. @spann @NWSBirmingham pic.twitter.com/8oXLJt1oiK
— Matt Walker (@tmattwalker) December 28, 2018
While rain has let up in Alabama Friday morning, it is expected to return this weekend, during the afternoon and evening on Saturday, as another shortwave pulls moisture back northward. Rainfall amounts by late Saturday night should average one-half to one inch.
Image via National Weather Service-Birmingham
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