WATCH THE SKIES THE NEXT FEW DAYS

FLASH FLOOD WATCH

Now - Tuesday, Apr 29, 7:00am

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...COLBERT...CULLMAN... DEKALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON...LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE... LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL AND MORGAN.

* FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* A SLOW MOVING STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY EARLY MONDAY...WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS...LOCATIONS IN LOW LYING AREAS OR IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME OVERWHELMED WITH THIS MUCH RAINFALL IN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

An outbreak of severe thunderstorms with the potential for damaging straight line winds, strong tornadoes, large hail, significant lightning and flooding rain is looking more likely Monday into Tuesday for all of North Alabama and parts of southern Tennessee. Storms to our west will be in a weakening state as the arrive early Monday. Along the line, a few areas may still be strong to severe with damaging wind gusts and/or a brief spin-up. Otherwise, heavy rain and some hail will be possible. 

After midday Monday, we will see new thunderstorms develop. These storms could quickly become severe and track NE at 40-50mph. Damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes and significant lightning will be possible with any of these storms. More storms are possible Monday evening and overnight into Tuesday morning. These storms could produce more severe weather and increase the flash flooding threat. Rainfall totals through Tuesday afternoon could exceed 5" in some spots. 

More showers and storms are possible along the actual front Tuesday afternoon and night before things finally wind down Wednesday morning with cooler air moving in.