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Tornado Watch, Flood Advisory Issued For Jefferson County
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Jefferson County Wednesday, and a flood advisory into Thursday.
BIRMINGHAM, AL — The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a tornado watch and a flood advisory for Jefferson County Wednesday night. The tornado watch will expire by 10 p.m., but the flood advisory is in effect until close to 11 p.m.
"Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected," the NWS said in an alert. "Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding."
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The NWS alert also said two inches of rain is possible in a short period of time. Some locations that will experience flooding include:
- Gadsden
- Rainbow City
- Oneonta
- Attalla
- Hokes Bluff,
- Springville
- Blountsville
- Cleveland
- Dallas
- Glencoe
- Warrior
- Kimberly
- Ashville
- Sardis City
- Ragland
- Locust Fork
- Ohatchee
- Steele
- Altoona
- Snead
The NWS has already warned of severe weather over the next few days in north and central Alabama.
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"Showers and storms may end for a while for most locations after the severe threat ends Thursday afternoon; locations in the southern and southeastern parts of the state may continue to see showers with a few rumbles of thunder through the evening and night," meteorologist Scott Martin said. "Temperatures will remain elevated as there is no cold front involved with this system. Highs will be in the 70s."
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