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Flood — Madison, AL

Apr 12, 2020

Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Heavy rainfall occurred across the entire NWS Huntsville County Warning area, as well as damage from thunderstorm winds and a few tornadoes. ||While heavy rainfall reports were spread out across the CWFA, the most significant flash flooding occurred in Fort Payne and surrounding areas in Northeast Alabama. ||Intense rainfall of 6-6.5 inches fell in DeKalb County along Big Wills Creek.||A new Flood of Record crest of 17.94 feet occurred, surpassing the old Flood of Record (14.36) by a whopping 3.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 884236). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Madison, AL

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