Lenox, AL Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth and road condition may be unsafe. Additional information is available at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/ Stay tuned for further updates by listening to NOAA weather radio... or your local radio and TV stations.

Air Quality Alert issued April 30 at 1:57PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL

AQABMX The Alabama Department of Environmental Management, ADEM, has issued an Air Quality Alert for Jefferson and Shelby Counties for Wednesday, May 1. Under Code Orange conditions, ground level ozone concentrations are expected to reach levels that are unhealthy for sensitive groups. Children and people with asthma are individuals most at risk under these expected conditions. ADEM recommends the following actions during an air quality alert for ozone: Conserve electricity and set your air conditioner at a higher temperature. Limit driving and combine errands. Use the bus or car pool to work. Avoid use of gasoline power lawn and garden equipment. Refuel cars and trucks after 6 PM. Limit engine idling. Use household, workshop, and garden chemicals in ways that keep evaporation to a minimum, or try to avoid them when poor air quality is forecast. If breathing becomes difficult, move indoors. For more information on what to do on an air quality alert day, visit the Environmental Protection Agency website at airnow.gov

Rip Current Statement issued April 30 at 10:39AM CDT until May 1 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

Flood Warning issued April 30 at 9:37AM CDT until May 1 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL

...The National Weather Service in Huntsville AL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Alabama... Paint Rock River NEAR Woodville affecting Jackson, Marshall and Madison Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Paint Rock River near Woodville. * WHEN...From late tonight to tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Flood waters affect mostly bottomland along the river...including low lying farm and pasturelands. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 6.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.0 feet just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.1 feet on 03/02/2021. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood