<alert><identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.85bba4db4c434727c625b133c965030afb4a0381.001.1.IPAWS</identifier><sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</sender><sent>2026-08-11T14:57:00-05:00</sent><status>Actual</status><msgType>Alert</msgType><source>211803 v2.3.0</source><scope>Public</scope><code>IPAWSv1.0</code><info><language>en-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Flash Flood Warning</event><responseType>Avoid</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Severe</severity><certainty>Likely</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-08-11T14:57:00-05:00</effective><onset>2026-08-11T14:57:00-05:00</onset><expires>2026-08-11T18:15:00-05:00</expires><senderName>NWS Birmingham AL</senderName><headline>Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 2:57PM CDT until August 11 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL</headline><description>FFWBMX

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 257 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Gaylesville, Blanche, Cornwall Furnace Park, Broomtown, Fullerton
and New Moon.
</description><instruction>Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.</instruction><web>http://www.weather.gov</web><parameter><valueName>AWIPSidentifier</valueName><value>FFWBMX</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>WMOidentifier</valueName><value>WGUS54 KBMX 111957</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>flashFloodDetection</valueName><value>RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>flashFloodDamageThreat</valueName><value>CONSIDERABLE</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>BLOCKCHANNEL</valueName><value>EAS</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>BLOCKCHANNEL</valueName><value>NWEM</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>EAS-ORG</valueName><value>WXR</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>VTEC</valueName><value>/O.EXT.KBMX.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-260811T2315Z/</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>eventEndingTime</valueName><value>2026-08-11T18:15:00-05:00</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>WEAHandling</valueName><value>Imminent Threat</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>CMAMtext</valueName><value>NWS: FLASH FLOOD WARNING this area til 6:15 PM CDT. Avoid flooded areas.</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>CMAMlongtext</valueName><value>National Weather Service: A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is in effect for this area until 6:15 PM CDT. This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.</value></parameter><area><areaDesc>Cherokee, AL</areaDesc><polygon>34.39,-85.6 34.33,-85.65 34.27,-85.65 34.24,-85.62 34.23,-85.58 34.24,-85.51 34.28,-85.46 34.39,-85.49 34.4,-85.53 34.39,-85.6</polygon><geocode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>001019</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>UGC</valueName><value>ALC019</value></geocode></area></info><info><language>es-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Flash Flood Warning</event><responseType>Avoid</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Severe</severity><certainty>Likely</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-08-11T14:57:00-05:00</effective><onset>2026-08-11T14:57:00-05:00</onset><expires>2026-08-11T18:15:00-05:00</expires><senderName>NWS Birmingham AL</senderName><headline>Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 2:57PM CDT until August 11 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL</headline><description>FFWBMX

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 257 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Gaylesville, Blanche, Cornwall Furnace Park, Broomtown, Fullerton
and New Moon.
</description><instruction>Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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