Flash Flood — Monroe, Alabama

2022-02-03 · near Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama

Event narrative

A vehicle overturned in Limestone Creek with entrapment off of Highway 41 north of Monroeville. Numerous roads are flooded and impassable in the area.

Wider weather episode

A very moist and unstable airmass developed ahead of an approaching cold front. Storms developed along the front and produced damaging wind gusts as they moved across southeast Mississippi and southwest Alabama. Heavy rain caused flooding across portions of the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1010033. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.