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Event Details
| Event | Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | ALABAMA |
| County/Area | COLBERT |
| WFO | HUN |
| Begin Date | 05/24/2010 15:10:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | WNW |
| Begin Location | CHEROKEE |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 34.75/-87.98 |
| End Date | 05/24/2010 16:10:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 1 |
| End Azimuth | NW |
| End Location | CHEROKEE |
| End Lat/Lon | 34.76/-87.98 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 20.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Thunderstorms erupted across northwest Alabama during the mid afternoon hours in an unstable environment with weak wind shear. Additional activity developed during the early evening hours in northeast Alabama which propagated south-southwest through north central Alabama. Some of the storms produced localized damaging winds and up to quarter sized hail. Local flash flooding also occurred in the community of Cherokee in Colbert County, where over 2 inches of rain fell within 30 to 45 minutes. |
| Event Narrative | Over two inches of rain in a 30-45 minute period produced flash flooding at the intersection of Mount Hester Road, Highway 72 and Forrest Drive and at residences on 8th Street. Water over-spilled drainage culverts and flooded a few businesses. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 32.20K | 0.00K | |||||||
| ST FLORIAN | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 05/24/2010 | 13:53 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| WRIGHT | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 05/24/2010 | 14:27 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| CHEROKEE | COLBERT CO. | AL | 05/24/2010 | 14:32 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CHEROKEE | COLBERT CO. | AL | 05/24/2010 | 14:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| BARTON | COLBERT CO. | AL | 05/24/2010 | 14:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.50K | 0.00K |
| CHEROKEE | COLBERT CO. | AL | 05/24/2010 | 15:10 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K | |
| HOLLYTREE | JACKSON CO. | AL | 05/24/2010 | 17:05 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.50K | 0.00K |
| HOLLYTREE | JACKSON CO. | AL | 05/24/2010 | 17:05 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ODEN RIDGE | MORGAN CO. | AL | 05/24/2010 | 19:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CULLMAN | CULLMAN CO. | AL | 05/24/2010 | 19:01 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| GOOD HOPE | CULLMAN CO. | AL | 05/24/2010 | 19:06 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.20K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 32.20K | 0.00K |
