NWS Huntsville ALFF.W 0034September 11, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lawrence, AL
The National Weather Service office in Huntsville issued a flash flood warning for Lawrence in Alabama, which was in force until 7:15 p.m. local time on September 11. It was the 34th flash flood warning the NWS office in Huntsville issued in 2026. Alabama had 3 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 15 in an average September 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, Huntsville AL
- Area
- Lawrence
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:20 p.m. CDT, September 11, 2026
- Expires
- 7:15 p.m. CDT, September 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KHUN FF.W 0034
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWHUN The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Lawrence County in northwestern Alabama... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 420 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across southern Lawrence County. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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... Moulton, Bankhead National Forest, Wren, Landersville, Speake and Mt Hope.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.