Jul 9, 2022
A late season cold front pushed southward across Central Alabama on July 9th. The air mass ahead of the front was very unstable with afternoon surface based CAPE of 4000-4500 J/kg and lifted indices around -7 Celsius. PWAT's were above two inches which also supported heavy rainfall and flash flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1044425). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Chambers County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.