{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.587783994575dd5e729c6ebdb774ac5b3ee0171e.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued June 20 at 5:13PM CDT until June 20 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-06-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.587783994575dd5e729c6ebdb774ac5b3ee0171e.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":202,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued June 20 at 5:13PM CDT until June 20 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Jefferson, AL; Walker, AL\n**Issued by:** NWS Birmingham AL\n**Sent:** 2026-06-20T17:13:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-06-20T17:13:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-20T19:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nFFWBMX\n\nThe National Weather Service in Birmingham has extended the\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nCentral Jefferson County in central Alabama...\nNortheastern Walker County in central Alabama...\n\n* Until 730 PM CDT.\n\n* At 513 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flash\nflooding from earlier heavy rainfall. Radar estimates indicate\namounts between 3 and 7 inches across the warned area.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Law enforcement reported.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban\nareas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as\nother poor drainage and low-lying areas.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nWestern Birmingham, Gardendale, Fultondale, Sumiton, Dora,\nAdamsville, Graysville, Brookside, Mulga, Sipsey, Maytown, West\nJefferson, Cardiff, Quinton, Burnwell, Rocky Hollow, Beloit, Lynns\nPark, Forestdale and Minor.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nMove to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.\n\nBe aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads."}