Flash Flood — Russell, Alabama

2022-02-03 to 2022-02-04 · near Uchee, Russell, Alabama

Event narrative

Several roads reported flooded and impassable. Sandfort Road washed out where it crosses over Uchee Creek.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front moved through Central Alabama during the afternoon and overnight hours on February 3-4. A supercell thunderstorm developed in far eastern Mississippi and produced three EF2 tornadoes as it moved across west Alabama. Additional storms produced 2 EF0 tornadoes in Elmore County. A line of storms stalled along and south of the Interstate 85 corridor, resulting in a period of heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Rainfall totals of 4-6 inches were observed over a 3 hour period.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1007291. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.