The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a flash flood warning for Tuscaloosa County until 11 PM tonight.

The warning is as follows:

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...

At 841 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Northeastern Tuscaloosa, Holt, Lake View, Brookwood, Coaling,
  Vance, Lake Wildwood, Mercedes Benz Of Alabama, Deerlick Creek
  Campgrounds, Abernant, Bull City, North Bibb, Tannehill Ironworks
  State Park, East Brookwood, I 20 Rest Area Near Tuscaloosa, Cedar
  Cove, Fleetwood, Peterson, Camp Horne B.S.A. and Holt Lock And Dam.

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