BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A child’s death was blamed on intense flooding in Alabama, while high water submerged cars, forced many water rescues and even unleashed sewage in one part of the state.As much as 6 inches of rain fell in about a day as the low-pressure system lingered over Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, forecasters said.
Flash flood warnings and watches were in effect on Thursday for a wide swath of the southeastern U.S., including parts of metro Birmingham — which was expected to receive particularly intense rain.
The Marshall County coroner’s office early Thursday confirmed the death of a child as a result of the flash flooding in Arab, in northeast Alabama.The rain caused havoc in places across north Alabama, submerging cars in.