MOULTON, Ala. — First responders performed several water rescues in portions of Lawrence County, which has been inundated with rain over the past 48 hours.
As of 6 p.m. Saturday, FOX54 Radar had recorded 7.5 inches of rain had fallen in the Moulton area over a 24-hour period, with the Lawrence County EMA saying some areas had received in excess of 11 inches.
The rain is due to the remnants of what was once Hurricane Francine, which made landfall in Louisiana late Wednesday afternoon as a Category 2 storm.
Sheriff Max Sanders is urging citizens to exercise extreme caution when encountering flooded roads and to “turn around, don’t drown."
In a social media post made Saturday morning, The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office said its Swift Water Rescue, in coordination with EMS, Fire, and Police, responded to a home along Main Street in Moulton to rescue a homeowner trapped due to severe flooding.
Several hours later, the team had to rescue a woman from flood water at County Road 167.
Early Sunday morning, sheriff's officials reported another water rescue had taken place when a driver became stranded on the roof of his truck among rising water on County Road 150.
This rescue, which took five hours, incorporated the assistance of Courtland Fire, Morgan County and Lawrence County rescue squads.