Flash Flood — Calhoun, Alabama

2025-08-02 to 2025-08-03 · near Bigo, Calhoun, Alabama

Event narrative

Around 4-6 inches of rain in Piedmont and in the mountains immediately south of Piedmont (i.e. Dugger Mountain) led to flooding issues during the overnight hours, particularly along Nances Creek and its nearby tributaries around town. Numerous roads in the city were flooded, with some homes taking on water. This included the area along Cook St near Highway 278.

Wider weather episode

Slow-moving thunderstorms occurred during the afternoon of August 1. One storm dumped 2-3 of rain over a localized area of Vestavia Hills and northern Hoover in less than an hour, resulting in numerous street flooding issues along Highway 31 and nearby roadways. The next day, heavy rainfall developed along a boundary between the I-59 and I-20 corridors in northeast Central Alabama during the afternoon and evening hours. Heavy rain continued into the overnight and early on the 3rd, with up to 5-7 of rain falling in different areas of Cherokee, Calhoun, and Cleburne counties. Radar estimates indicated up to 8-10 over the Turkey Heaven Mountain area west of Ranburne in Cleburne County. Flooding was reported around Centre, Piedmont, southern Cherokee County, and southern Cleburne County. Numerous roadways were flooded and washed out, and one person was killed after being swept from a vehicle in Cleburne County and recovered a couple hours later.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1269624. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.