Wiregrass Electric Cooperative Prepared for Hurricane Isaias

HARTFORD, Alabama—Wiregrass Electric Cooperative is closely monitoring Hurricane Isaias, which could bring severe weather to the Wiregrass area this weekend. WEC crews are prepared to respond quickly and safely should the storm cause outages across the cooperative’s service territory.

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Flood Watch issued October 9 at 12:52PM CDT until October 11 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL

Alert type
Flood Watch
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Future
Certainty
Possible
Monitored location
Brundidge
Starts
October 9 at 7:00 PM CDT
Ends
October 11 at 7:00 AM CDT

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE…A portion of central Alabama, including the following
counties, Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun,
Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore,
Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes,
Macon, Marengo, Marion, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph,
Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa,
Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston.

* WHEN…From 7 PM CDT this evening through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Heavy rainfall associated with Hurricane Isaias will move into
the area Friday night, and may last as long as early Sunday
morning. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches with locally higher
amounts up to 5 inches will result in the potential for flash
flooding, especially in urban and other poor drainage areas.

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