Weather Warnings for Alabama
| Alerts Updated: January 9, 2026, 11:45 pm UTC |
Flash Flood Warning issued January 9 at 5:17PM CST until January 9 at 6:45PM CST by NWS Birmingham ALSummary: FFWBMX The National Weather Service in Birmingham has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Jefferson County in central Alabama... * Until 645 PM CST. * At 517 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Bessemer, Homewood, Pelham, Mountain Brook, Trussville, Helena, Hueytown, Irondale, Leeds, Fairfield, Fultondale, Center Point, Pleasant Grove, Tarrant, Midfield, Brighton and Lipscomb. This includes the following streams and drainages... Fivemile Creek, Rock Creek, Valley Creek, Lick Creek, Mill Creek, Nabors Branch, Shephard Branch, Little Cahaba River, Bob George Branch, Opossum Creek, Black Creek, Camp Branch, Griffin Brook, Little Shades Creek, Abeg Creek, Lost Creek, Dolly Brook, Burnt Bridge Branch, Clear Branch, Blue Creek, Shades Creek, Hurricane Branch, Pinchgut Creek, Watkins Brook, Dry Creek, Tarrant Spring Branch, Coal Branch, Stinking Creek, Little Creek, Hogpen Branch, Patton Creek, Village Creek, Cahaba River, Halls Creek and Barton Branch.Severity: Severe Effective: January 9, 2026, 5:17 pm Expires: January 9, 2026, 6:45 pm Area: Jefferson, AL |
Flood Watch issued January 9 at 2:04PM CST until January 10 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Huntsville ALSummary: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Alabama, including the following areas, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin AL, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and Morgan and southern middle Tennessee, including the following areas, Franklin TN, Lincoln and Moore. * WHEN...Through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms may produce an additional 1.5 to 3 inches of rainfall on top of what has already fallen today, with locally higher amounts up to 5 inches. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodSeverity: Severe Effective: January 9, 2026, 2:04 pm Expires: January 10, 2026, 12:00 pm Area: Lauderdale; Colbert; Franklin; Lawrence; Limestone; Madison; Morgan; Marshall; Jackson; DeKalb; Cullman; Moore; Lincoln; Franklin |
Flood Watch issued January 9 at 9:30AM CST until January 10 at 6:00PM CST by NWS Birmingham ALSummary: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following counties, Lee, Lowndes, Macon and Montgomery. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodSeverity: Severe Effective: January 9, 2026, 9:30 am Expires: January 9, 2026, 9:00 pm Area: Lowndes; Montgomery; Macon; Lee |
Flood Watch issued January 9 at 9:30AM CST until January 10 at 6:00PM CST by NWS Birmingham ALSummary: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following counties, Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston. * WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodSeverity: Severe Effective: January 9, 2026, 9:30 am Expires: January 9, 2026, 9:00 pm Area: Marion; Lamar; Fayette; Winston; Walker; Blount; Etowah; Calhoun; Cherokee; Cleburne; Pickens; Tuscaloosa; Jefferson; Shelby; St. Clair; Talladega; Clay; Randolph; Sumter; Greene; Hale; Perry; Bibb; Chilton; Coosa; Tallapoosa; Chambers; Marengo; Dallas; Autauga; Elmore |