Flash Flood in Clay County, Alabama

Flash Flood August 10, 2017 · Clay County, Alabama

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous roads flooded across eastern Clay County. Reports include Highway 49 in the city of Lineville and Highway 77 in the city of Ashland. Canady Road washed out at Wesobulga Creek.

The wider storm

The interaction of two mesoscale features produced areas of concentrated heavy rainfall and flash flooding across central Alabama. A Mesoscale Convective Vortex moving eastward from southern Mississippi collided with a sea-breeze front moving northward from the Gulf Coast. Precipitable water values were near 2.5 inches which resulted in highly efficient rainfall rates.

Began near Carr Mill (33.2228, -85.9570).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 719346. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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