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Flash Flood in Chambers County, Alabama

Flash Flood March 27, 2023 · Chambers County, Alabama

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple roads flooded and impassable across the northern two-thirds of Chambers County, including the cities of Lanett and Lafayette.

The wider storm

A multi-day severe weather event produced all modes of severe weather across Central Alabama. An upper low parked over the Midwest States and an upper ridge over the Florida Peninsula produced a deep layer of moisture and shear over Alabama. A slow moving surface cold front provided the focus for severe storms late Saturday night and continuing through Monday morning.

Began near Truett (33.1040, -85.5910).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1089246. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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