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Flash Flood Watch

Statement as of 10:57 AM CDT on May 18, 2013

Expires 5:00 PM EDT on May 19, 2013


... Flash Flood Watch in effect through Sunday afternoon...

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Alabama... east
central Alabama... northeast Alabama and southeast Alabama...
including the following areas... in central Alabama... Blount...
Coosa... Elmore... Jefferson... Montgomery... Shelby... St. Clair
and Talladega. In east central Alabama... Calhoun... Chambers...
Clay... Cleburne... Lee... Macon... Randolph... Russell and
Tallapoosa. In northeast Alabama... Cherokee and Etowah. In
southeast Alabama... Bullock.

* Through Sunday afternoon

* heavy rainfall across eastern Alabama has saturated the ground
and the antecedent conditions would result in flash flooding
with any additional redevelopment and training over areas already
impacted by flooding.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

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.





Local Storm Report



05/17/2013 0850 PM

4 miles NNE of Calera, Shelby County.

Hail e0.88 inch, reported by NWS employee.


            Nickel size hail reported at Landmark at Lancaster place
            apartments in Calera.




05/17/2013 0855 PM

Chelsea, Shelby County.

Hail e0.25 inch, reported by trained spotter.


            Pea size hail reported in Chelsea.




05/17/2013 0855 PM

Chelsea, Shelby County.

Hail e0.25 inch, reported by trained spotter.


            Pea size hail reported in Chelsea.





05/17/2013 0850 PM

4 miles NNE of Calera, Shelby County.

Hail e0.88 inch, reported by NWS employee.


            Nickel size hail reported at Landmark at Lancaster place
            apartments in Calera.



Public Information Statement

Statement as of 11:01 AM CDT on May 18, 2013


... No weekly NOAA Weather Radio test on Saturday...

The regularly scheduled weekly NOAA Weather Radio test for Saturday
has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

The next regular weekly test will be conducted on the first good
weather day.


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