NWS Birmingham ALFF.W 0037October 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Barbour, Bullock and Pike, AL
The National Weather Service office in Birmingham issued a flash flood warning for Barbour, Bullock and Pike in Alabama, which was in force until 12:30 a.m. local time on October 5. It was the 37th flash flood warning the NWS office in Birmingham issued in 2026. Alabama had 7 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 5 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Alabama's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Birmingham AL
- Area
- Barbour, Bullock and Pike
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:34 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- Expires
- 12:30 a.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBMX FF.W 0037
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama since 2008Every warning type in Alabama
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The notice as issued
FFWBMX The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Barbour County... Southern Bullock County... Central Pike County... * Until 1230 AM CDT. * At 934 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Troy, Union Springs, Midway, Clayton, Banks, Pickett, Aberfoil, Boot Hill, Barbour County Public Lake Dam, Beans Crossroads, Linwood, Comer, Spring Hill, Shopton, Troy University, Troy Municipal Airport, Hawkinsville, Perote, Mount Andrew and Tanyard. This includes the following highways... US Highway 82 between mile markers 183 and 194...and between mile markers 205 and 235. US Highway 231 between mile markers 78 and 88.
What the agency told people to do
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.