{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.221097e4f39e69d42d28fe03f7b093b8ed702d36.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Advisory issued July 23 at 4:04PM CDT until July 23 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-23","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.221097e4f39e69d42d28fe03f7b093b8ed702d36.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Birmingham AL"},"word_count":151,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Advisory: Flood Advisory issued July 23 at 4:04PM CDT until July 23 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Jefferson, AL\n**Issued by:** NWS Birmingham AL\n**Sent:** 2026-07-23T16:04:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-23T16:04:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-23T19:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive\nrainfall is expected.\n\n* WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following\ncounty, Jefferson.\n\n* WHEN...Until 715 PM CDT.\n\n* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.\nOverflowing poor drainage areas.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 404 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to\nthunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream\nflooding.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nBirmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Bessemer, Homewood,\nMountain Brook, Trussville, Hueytown, Irondale, Leeds, Moody,\nFairfield, Pleasant Grove, Tarrant, Midfield, Brighton,\nLipscomb, Five Points South, U.A.B. Campus and Regions Field.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}