NWS Huntsville ALFF.W 0007May 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Colbert, Lauderdale and Lawrence, AL
The National Weather Service office in Huntsville issued a flash flood warning for Colbert, Lauderdale and Lawrence in Alabama, which was in force until 4:00 p.m. local time on May 27. It was the 7th flash flood warning the NWS office in Huntsville issued in 2026. Alabama had 17 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 14 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Alabama's flash 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
- Colbert, Lauderdale and Lawrence
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:00 p.m. CDT, May 27, 2026
- Expires
- 4:00 p.m. CDT, May 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KHUN FF.W 0007
- 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
FFWHUN The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Colbert County in northwestern Alabama... Southeastern Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama... Northwestern Lawrence County in northwestern Alabama... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 100 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across NW Alabama. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Rogersville, Killen, Town Creek, Littleville, Leighton, St. Florian, Anderson, Northwest Alabama Regional Airport, Ford City, Whiteoak, Colbert Heights, Center Star, Red Bank, Elgin, New Bethel and Pride Landing.
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.