Alton, AL Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Alton.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Flood Warning issued July 19 at 7:27PM CDT until July 19 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of north central Alabama, including the following counties, Limestone and Madison. * WHEN...Until 900 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 726 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Southern Huntsville, Madison, Redstone Arsenal, Triana, Huntsville International Airport, Marshall Space Flight Center, Mooresville, Belle Mina and Farley. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood