Flash Flood — Chambers, Alabama

2022-07-09 · near Lanett, Chambers, Alabama

Event narrative

Several roads flooded and impassable in the city of Lanett.

Wider weather episode

A late season cold front pushed southward across Central Alabama on July 9th. The air mass ahead of the front was very unstable with afternoon surface based CAPE of 4000-4500 J/kg and lifted indices around -7 Celsius. PWAT's were above two inches which also supported heavy rainfall and flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1044425. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.