Flood Warning in Lincoln County, Tennessee
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
3/2/2023 5:54:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
3/2/2023 5:54:00 AM until 3/2/2023 12:00:00 PM
Use extra caution on the morning commute as some roads may be
flooded! Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads.
Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CST THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of north central Alabama and southern middle
Tennessee, including the following counties, in north central
Alabama, Limestone and Madison. In southern middle Tennessee,
Lincoln.
* WHEN...Until 930 AM CST.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 553 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated slow moving
thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the warned
area. These storms are moving back over areas where
widespread flooding has occurred. Between 2 and 3 inches of
rain has already fallen, with locally higher amounts.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Northern Huntsville, Athens, Meridianville, Moores Mill,
Hazel Green, Ardmore, Harvest, New Market, Lincoln, Elkmont,
Lester, Elkwood, Toney, Blanche, Taft, Cash Point, Holland
Gin, Fisk, Belleview and Leggtown.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood




