Flash Flood — Shelby, Alabama

2026-01-10 · near New Hope, Shelby, Alabama

Event narrative

Heavy rain led to flooding in northern Shelby County. Cahaba Valley Creek at Indian Trail Rd rose into minor flood stage at 6:30 am. Downstream at Pelham, the creek crested in minor flood stage at 8.2 feet at 10:15 am.

Wider weather episode

A multi-wave severe event unfolded from the afternoon of January 9 through the morning of January 10. While the first wave featured no severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall over Birmingham led to numerous flooding issues. Early the next morning, additional heavy rainfall led to more flooding issues in parts of Jefferson, Shelby, and St. Clair counties. A bowing line segment moved across Marengo, Dallas, Autauga, Elmore, Montgomery, and Lee counties, with scattered instances of wind damage. In addition, a cell in advance of the main QLCS produced an EF-0 tornado in northern Cleburne County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1300215. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.