Rescues were under way and roads were closed in several places near Birmingham, Alabama, late Wednesday after heavy rains flooded parts of the state, and the weather department issued a flash flood emergency for several counties. Article contentThe NWS issued a flash flood emergency late Wednesday for Shelby and Jefferson county in Alabama, where the weather stations recorded 5-10 inches (13-25 cm) of rain in a day. “While heavy rainfall has ended at this time, runoff is resulting in continued significant flooding w/ major impacts. Elsewhere, areas of rain continue into the night,” NWS said in a tweet early Thursday. Alongside the weather department, city of Alabama also warned the residents to stay in their homes and avoid travel.

Source: National Post October 07, 2021 07:30 UTC