Weather
Complete Washout Closes Union Chapel Road; Assessments Ongoing
Heavy rain and flooding caused a complete washout on a portion of Union Chapel Road in Northport near its intersection with Martin Road.
NORTHPORT, AL — Water has receded for the most part in many heavily-flooded areas in northern Tuscaloosa County, but others remain closed. Among those on the list is Union Chapel Road, which saw both lanes completely wash out overnight a short distance from where the road forks into Martin Road.
Northport Police Chief Gerald Burton was at the scene of the wash out Sunday morning as he made his rounds getting an assessment on damage throughout the city. He told Patch that while there had been extensive damage to infrastructure and numerous homes, there had thankfully not been any injuries or fatalities in Northport.
"We had water rescues out at Willowbrook [Trailer Park], but everybody is fine," he said.
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In Tuscaloosa, a father and his three-year-old son were killed on Hargrove Road Saturday night when a tree fell on the mobile home they were in, as Patch reported Sunday morning.
Click here to see photos of damage at Willowbrook Trailer Park Sunday morning.
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The City of Northport has barricades up blocking the roadway, which will take extensive time to repair once conditions improve. The closure is for one small stretch of the road, as it remains open at its other entrances.
Also read: Northport Family Rescued From Flooded Home Sunday Morning
Patch will provide more updates as they come available and once repair work begins.
To report damage or request aid, residents in the City of Northport and other areas of Tuscaloosa County can call Tuscaloosa County EMA at (205) 349-0150.
Other closed and flooded roadways in the Tuscaloosa metro:
- Old Fayette Road between Brady Montgomery Road and Traweek Road.
- Hobson Cutoff.
- Holly Springs Road.
- Sharpes Lake Road.
- Commerce Road
- Johnson Road.
- Martin Luther King Boulevard (Tuscaloosa)
- Fosters Loop Road.
- South Sandy Road.
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