Flood — Blount, Alabama

2024-03-01 · near Nyota, Blount, Alabama

Event narrative

Up to 4 inches of rainfall across southern Blount County during the morning led to several flooded roadways, including Highway 75 and House Rd near Remlap, River Rd near Highland Lake, and Fall Branch Rd along the Blount/St. Clair county line.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave trough approaching the Mississippi Valley from the central Great Plains, along with a surface low in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico and stationary boundary along the Gulf Coast, contributed to widespread showers moving across Central Alabama during the morning hours of March 1. A ridge located over the East Coast promoted easterly surface winds across the area, with temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. A particularly heavy band of rain, oriented from southern Lamar County to northern Jefferson County to Cherokee County, dropped as much as 3-4 inches of rain, locally up to 5 inches, across a narrow swath. This resulted in numerous flooded roadways, mainly along waterways and in low lying areas, where drainage was slower to occur.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1154701. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.