NWS Huntsville ALFA.W 0015August 9, 2026
Flood Warning: Madison, AL
The National Weather Service office in Huntsville issued a flood warning for Madison in Alabama, which was in force until 12:45 a.m. local time on August 10. It was the 15th areal flood warning the NWS office in Huntsville issued in 2026. Alabama had 6 flood warnings in August 2026, against 6 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Alabama's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Huntsville AL
- Area
- Madison
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:46 p.m. CDT, August 9, 2026
- Expires
- 12:45 a.m. CDT, August 10, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KHUN FA.W 0015
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Madison County in north central Alabama... * WHEN...Until 1245 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 942 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges measured 2 to 3" of rainfall in about half an hour earlier this evening, with rainfall totals between 3-4" estimated in portions of Northern and Western Huntsville. Local creeks in the city rose several feet in an hour as a result. Indian Creek at Madison also rose 4 feet during this time, and it continues to slowly rise. Indian Creek should crest between 7 and 8 feet around or after midnight, and slowly fall through sunrise. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Huntsville, Madison, Redstone Arsenal, Triana, Marshall Space Flight Center, University Of Alabama In Huntsville, Huntsville International Airport and Alabama A And M University. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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.