Flash Flood — Butler, Alabama

2018-05-29 · near Searcy, Butler, Alabama

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused roads to be closed.

Wider weather episode

A weak subtropical storm made landfall in the Florida panhandle during the day on the 28th and slowly moved north and northwest through portions of southwest Alabama during the night into the early morning on the 29th. Wind gusts were below tropical storm strength, however minor damage was observed along the storm's path. Minor coastal flooding was observed at the normally prone locations. The primary impact from Alberto was heavy rain of 2 to 4 inches near the track.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 761320. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.