Flash Flooding on June 7-8, 2022

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Flash Flooding on June 7-8, 2022

Overview

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms occurred across Central Alabama from the afternoon of June 7th through the evening of June 8th. These showers and thunderstorms were a result of a moist and unstable airmass, as well as from various upper-level disturbances travelling near a slow moving surface front. Some storms were strong to severe at times with damaging wind gusts, as well as large hail. Many of these thunderstorms went on to evolve into clusters that were slow moving, or nearly stationary at times. The slow moving or "training" nature of these thunderstorms, and the torrential rainfall rates, led to locally heavy rainfall. Some areas received several inches of rainfall in a very short period of time (6 hours or less). This led to flash flooding, which became significant in areas of Etowah County, such as Gadsden and Glencoe, on the evening of June 7th. Additional flash flooding occurred across portions of Jefferson, Shelby, and Talladega Counties during the early morning hours of June 8th. Slow moving thunderstorms dumped upwards of 6" of rain which led to significant flash flooding in areas such as Birmingham and Sylacauga. Some additional flash flooding occurred on the evening of June 8th across portions of Birmingham. In total, the Birmingham International Airport measured 6.97" of rainfall on June 8th, breaking the daily rainfall record and placing this as the 6th highest daily rainfall ever recorded at Birmingham.

Radar Loop centered over Etowah County June 7th, 4pm - 930pm	Radar Loop Centered over Jefferson & Shelby Counties June 8th, 230am - 7am

Flooding Photos

Sylacauga Courtesy Chris Mann (via FOX6)	Columbiana Courtesy Travis Braden	Dorothy Spears Park Courtesy CorDarrius Bowe (via ABC33/40)
Hokes Bluff Courtesy Tammy Franklin (via ABC33/40)	Homewood Courtesy Al Radcliffe (via CBS42)	Memorial Park in Leeds Courtesy Keith Davis
Messer Airport Hwy in Birmingham Courtesy Ashley Gann CBS42	Sylacauga Courtesy Rhonda Brewer	Vincent Courtesy Brandon Knox (via FOX6)
Sylacauga Courtesy Brett Adair	Tallapoosa St in Birmingham Courtesy Bill Castle ABC33/40	Tallapoosa St in Birmingham Courtesy Bill Castle ABC33/40
Calera Courtesy Cole Bice (via ABC33/40)	31st St in Birmingham Courtesy Tiffany Williams (via ABC33/40)	East Lake Courtesy Josh Brewer (via ABC33/40)
Gadsden Courtesy James Williams (via FOX6)	Glencoe Courtesy Jenny Crotts (via ABC33/40)	Hwy 119 in Birmingham Courtesy Ashley Gann CBS42
Tarrant Courtesy Haley Jernigan (ABC33/40)	Vincent Courtesy Kevin Walkup (via FOX)	Atlantic East at Birmingham Airport Courtesy Seth Steele
Sylacauga Courtesy Angela Pearson	Sylacauga Courtesy Angela Pearson

Upper Air Charts

250 mb Analysis Jun 7 at 7 pm	500 mb Analysis Jun 7 at 7 pm	850 mb Analysis Jun 7 at 7 pm
250 mb Analysis Jun 8 at 7 am	500 mb Analysis Jun 8 at 7 am	850 mb Analysis Jun 8 at 7 am
KBMX Sounding Jun 7 at 7 pm	KBMX Sounding Jun 8 at 7 am

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