Flash Flood — Sumter, Alabama

2003-04-07 · near Countywide, Sumter, Alabama

Direct deaths

$100K

Property damage

Event narrative

Numerous roads were flooded across the county and closed for several hours. Water topped several bridges along Yellow Creek near Cuba. A 68 year old woman was killed as her car was swept off US 11 near Livingston. A few homes received minor flooding.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms stretched west to east across south central Alabama. Several heavy rain producing storms traversed the same locations from just before sunrise into the early afternoon hours. Eleven counties were affected by the flooding and one woman was killed in Sumter County. National Weather Service Doppler Radar estimated the event totals from 3 to 8 inches with isolated higher amounts, the heaviest occurring across central Sumter County. A few locations experienced rainfall rates as high as three inches per hour.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5354423. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.