The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning at 12:02 a.m. on Thursday in effect until 3 a.m. for Colbert and Lauderdale counties.

The advisory had been issued for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan and Cullman counties.

The weak tropical system we’ve been tracking is drifting west into Louisiana, and we’re feeling the impacts here on the backside.

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