Warning Description: Flash Flood Watch

Warning Date: 3:47 PM CST on January 5, 2009

WarningSum:...Flash Flood Watch In Effect From 9 Pm Cst This Evening Through
Tuesday Afternoon...

Warning Message:The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama...east 
  central Alabama...northeast Alabama...northwest Alabama and 
  west central Alabama...including the following areas...in 
  central Alabama...Blount...Jefferson...St. Clair and Walker. 
  In east central Alabama...Calhoun. In northeast Alabama...
  Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama...Marion and 
  Winston. In west central Alabama...Fayette...Lamar...Pickens 
  and Tuscaloosa.
* From 9 PM CST this evening through Tuesday afternoon
* rainfall of 2 to 4 inches can be expected across the watch area
  through 6 PM Tuesday.
* The heavy rainfall will cause area streams and creeks to
  overflow their banks...cause water levels to rise in poor
  drainage areas...and may lead to dangerous flooding conditions
  on roads at low water crossings.
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.