Overview

• Flood watches are in effect until 7 p.m. Wednesday for six northern Alabama counties and until 1 a.m. Thursday for six central counties after tropical-style downpours.
• A flash flood warning earlier Wednesday impacted Bedford, Fulton and Huntingdon counties in Pennsylvania as thunderstorms dropped up to 2.5 inches of rain and more is possible.
• Short-duration flood advisories remain active in Michigan’s Kent, Ottawa and Livingston counties and in Alabama’s Baldwin and Jefferson counties for expected urban and small-stream flooding.
• Observers reported localized rainfall totals of 2–3 inches in parts of north and central Alabama with forecasters highlighting the potential for several additional inches overnight.
• The National Weather Service reminds residents and drivers to avoid flooded roads under its “Turn around, don’t drown” guidance and to move to higher ground if flooding develops.