Rain moved across Central Alabama early Friday morning, causing isolated flooding in low lying areas.

“We haven’t had much flooding, but that could change on a dime,” Ellen Haynes, director of the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency, said late Friday morning.

She said there were only isolated spots where water reached roads in St. Clair County.

Haynes said the Friday rain came at a time when the ground was already saturated with rain water, and flooding was experienced in low lying areas that normally flood during the wet winter season.

She said commuters need to be extra cautious, especially at night when standing water along streets are hard to see.

“It doesn’t take much water to sweep a car off the road,” she said.

Haynes said it only takes about 2 feet of water to sweep a car off a road.

She said it only takes about 6 inches of water to knock someone off their feet. She also warned that drivers should not attempt to drive along flooded streets or roadways.

“Don’t drown, turn around,” she said. “Never underestimate the force of moving water.”

She said there was a report of a flooded roadway in the Pell City Industrial Park.

There was some flooding in isolated areas of Talladega County as well Friday.

Chris Steffens, assistant communications officer for the Talladega County Emergency Management Agency, said Main Street in Sycamore was reported flooded and impassable at 9:10 a.m. Friday. Also, the 500 block of McGowan Road in the Lay Lake area and Fort Lashley Avenue by Super 10 experienced flooding.

The EMA received a report of flooding near Talladega County Central High School on Howell’s Cove Road as well.

Sylacauga EMA director Tommy Woolley reported flooding from Crooked Creek along Eastern Avenue. Woolley said the area would be slow to drain due to the recent weather.

“It’s going to take the water a while to run off,” he said. “The ground is full of water. We just have to wait for it to run off.”

Talladega’s Street Department put barrels out on Avenue H close to Scott Street because of drainage problems.

Logan Martin Lake residents can also expect lake levels to rise between Friday night and Saturday morning.

Brandon Glover, a spokesman for Alabama Power Company, said Friday APC officials expect the lake level to rise, but should not exceed the normal summer pool level.

Glover said the lake should crest Friday night or early Saturday.

He said the water level is expected to reach 464 feet above sea level. The summer pool level is 465 feet above sea level.

“Right now the water elevation is at 461,” Glover said late Friday. “The spill gates are open, and we’re generating power.”

He noted the amount of rain Alabama has received in the past few months, and how it has affected hydrogeneration operations at APC dams along the Coosa River basin.

“We’ve produced three times as much power from hydrogeneration than we did in 2007 during the drought,” Glover said.

— Home staff writers David Atchsion, Brandon Fincher and Matt Quillen contributed to this report