Disasters · Northwest Alabama floodingNorthwest Alabama flood warning: 1–2 more inches possible across four county areasWritten November 1, 2026 at 5:46 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07Thunderstorms are drenching northwest Alabama.0:09Another one to two inches of rain is possible across four county areas, adding to0:13the danger around rivers, creeks, and low lying roads.0:17How much of that threat has already reached individual roads and communities?0:20The warning covers limestone, Calbert, and Lauderdale counties plus northern0:24Lawrence County.0:25Florence, Athens, Mussel Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia are among the communities0:29named as places that could experience flooding.0:32In Lawrence County, the warning applies to the northern portion.0:35People traveling through the affected areas face the same concern as residents.0:38Heavy rain can put water across roads and into other flood-prone locations.0:42Radar and automated rain gauges detected heavy thunderstorm rain before forecasters0:46issued the warning Sunday morning.0:48The alert covers November first,2020 ,6 , with a scheduled expiration at10 a.0:54m.0:54Central Standard Time.0:56The warning was still listed shortly after eight that morning.0:58Forecasters said flooding was ongoing or expected to begin shortly across portions1:03of the area.1:03Rivers, creeks, streams, and other low.1:06Lying places face that threat.1:08Another one to two inches of rain is possible across the warned area.1:11That's rain still to come.1:12Forecasters haven't given an accumulated rainfall total for these storms, or a1:16measured river level in this warning.1:18The warning also names Rogersville, Ardmore, Killen, Town Creek, Cherokee, and1:23Littleville.1:23It includes Lexington, Leighton, Cortland, Saint, Florian, Underwood, Petersville,1:29Tanner, North Cortland, and Hillsborough.1:31All are listed as places that could experience flooding.1:33Those nineteen communities face a broad flood threat, but specific flooded roads1:37haven't been confirmed.1:39Drivers shouldn't treat a community's inclusion as proof that every street there is1:42underwater or assume an individual route is safe.1:45If you encounter a flooded road, turn around.1:47Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.1:49That warning describes the danger drivers face whenever water covers a road, and1:53it's the protective instruction attached to this alert.1:56The original warning's next decision point is its scheduled expiration.1:59A later extension or cancellation hasn't been confirmed, and reaching the expiration2:04time doesn't mean standing water will have disappeared from roads or low-lying2:07ground.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
