{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.e803d56147352b077ab7afe7dc2776c59fdbbb0d.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Advisory issued July 3 at 4:34PM CDT until July 3 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-03","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.e803d56147352b077ab7afe7dc2776c59fdbbb0d.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":196,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Advisory: Flood Advisory issued July 3 at 4:34PM CDT until July 3 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Cherokee, AL\n**Issued by:** NWS Birmingham AL\n**Sent:** 2026-07-03T16:34:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-03T16:34:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-03T19:45:00-05:00\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, Cherokee.\n\n* WHEN...Until 745 PM CDT.\n\n* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.\nRiver or stream flows are elevated.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 434 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...\nCentre, Cedar Bluff, Centre Municipal Airport, Forney,\nLeesburg, Gaylesville, Moshat, Eastern Weiss Lake, Tennala,\nCornwall Furnace Park, Western Weiss Lake, Pleasant Gap, Ball\nFlat, Coloma, Howells Crossroads, Waterhouse, Chesnut Bay\nResort, Spring Garden and Weiss Dam.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nFlooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where\nyou are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become\nkillers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or\ncreeks."}