NWS Huntsville ALFF.W 0033September 8, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lauderdale, AL
The National Weather Service office in Huntsville issued a flash flood warning for Lauderdale in Alabama, which was in force until 4:45 p.m. local time on September 8. It was the 33rd 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
- Lauderdale
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:50 p.m. CDT, September 8, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 p.m. CDT, September 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KHUN FF.W 0033
- 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... North Central Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama... * Until 445 PM CDT. * At 150 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain along the Alabama Tennessee border in Northern Lauderdale County. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 3 to 4 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Threet.
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.