Updates: Northport Trailer Park Floods Again; Issues On UA Campus

TUSCALOOSA, AL — A Flash Flood Warning indeed brought widespread problems across the Tuscaloosa metro Saturday afternoon, including new impacts to a Northport trailer park that was devastated by a similar flood in June.

Much of Willowbrook Trailer Park on Hunter Creek Road was under water Saturday afternoon, but thankfully no water rescues were reported, according to Mayor Bobby Herndon.

"The water has risen and gotten up, but not as bad as it did a few months ago, but it is a concern," Herndon told Patch. "My firemen have said the water is dropping, so that's a good thing.

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NWS says 2.5-3.5 inches of rain have already fallen on the area covered by the warning, including: Holt, Northport, Tuscaloosa and the other more populous communities in the county, including downtown Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama.

Tuscaloosa County EMA also reported that several cars are stuck on University Boulevard, while another person is trapped on Hackberry Lane due to flash flooding.

The University of Alabama then said University Boulevard to 2nd Avenue is currently closed, in addition to Hackberry from University Boulevard to Margaret Street.

Bryant Drive — from Jackson Avenue to Coliseum Drive — is also currently closed. Videos could be seen online of vehicles trying to traverse the high water, as some vehicles were abandoned and others waded through thigh-high water.

"Heavy flooding is also bering reported on the Strip and on the west side of the Quad," UA said. "Use caution."

Flooding has also been reported in the following locations

• 12 Street, Tuscaloosa
• Rice Mine Road
• Hunter Creek Road, Northport
• The access drive from 12th Street to Bryant Drive that runs next to the Tutwiler Parking Deck
• Bryant Drive between Colonial and Wallace Wade.
• 6th Avenue and Colonial Drive on the east and west sides of the Quad.

Tuscaloosa County EMA offers a free emergency notifications service - TuscALERT — that sends updates on severe weather directly to your phone, email or mobile device. Click here to sign up for TuscALERT.

Click here for a map of storm shelters across the Tuscaloosa metro. The Tuscaloosa County EMA website also provides regular updates on when shelters open during severe weather events.

Be sure to have your severe weather plan in place and your devices charged. Also, be on the lookout for standing water over roadways. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN!

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