Flash Flood — Clay, Alabama

2017-08-10 · near Carr Mill, Clay, Alabama

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 719346. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.