NWS Huntsville ALFF.W 0032August 26, 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 5:00 p.m. local time on August 26. It was the 32nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Huntsville issued in 2026. Alabama had 18 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 15 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Alabama's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 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
- 1:54 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KHUN FF.W 0032
- 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... Northern Lawrence County in northwestern Alabama... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 154 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Town Creek, Courtland, North Courtland, Hillsboro and Wheeler.
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.