...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST
 ALABAMA...NORTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND WEST
 CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL
 ALABAMA...AUTAUGA...BIBB...BLOUNT...CHILTON...COOSA...DALLAS...
 ELMORE...JEFFERSON...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY...PERRY...SHELBY...
 ST. CLAIR...TALLADEGA AND WALKER. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
 CALHOUN...CHAMBERS...CLAY...CLEBURNE...LEE...MACON...
 RANDOLPH...RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
 CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...MARION AND
 WINSTON. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...BARBOUR...BULLOCK AND PIKE. IN
 WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...FAYETTE...GREENE...HALE...LAMAR...
 MARENGO...PICKENS...SUMTER AND TUSCALOOSA.
* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA ON TUESDAY...AS
  TROPICAL STORM IDA MOVES INLAND AND SHIFTS FURTHER EAST THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON HOURS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WHICH MAY LEAD
  TO FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON
TUESDAY. MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA CAN EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR
WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
DRIVING IN A NORTH OR SOUTH DIRECTION. A FEW TREE LIMBS OR WEAKER
SMALLER TREES MAY FALL DUE TO THESE WINDS. PLEASE EXERCISE EXTRA
CAUTION.
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