Lawrence County Sheriff warns citizens to ‘turn around, don’t drown’ in severe flooding

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. ( WHNT ) — The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to use caution when experiencing flooding Saturday.

Lawrence County Sheriff Max Sanders asked citizens to exercise ‘extreme caution’ when roads are flooded.

Chief Deputy Brian Covington told News 19 around 7 a.m., the department got a call about two people trapped inside a home on Main Street in Moulton due to severe flooding.

LCSO said the Swift Water Rescue team worked with the local fire department and local police to get the residents out. Around 7:39 a.m., the department said the residents were rescued and no one was injured.

The department also posted that Highway 24 West at intersection 168 was ‘completely underwater.’

News 19 Meteorologist Aaron Ayers went to Moulton to see high water impacts from constant rainfall.

Sheriff Sanders said to ‘turn around, don’t drown.’

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