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River Flood Warning 38, NWS Birmingham, AL

March 28, 20095 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Mar 28, 2009, 10:21 AM CDT for 5 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 28, 2009, 10:21 AM CDT (15:21 UTC)
Expired: Mar 29, 2009, 4:58 AM CDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Autauga County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Montgomery County, AL

The river

Written for the forecast point Alabama River at Montgomery (MGMA1). The gauge peaked at 34.58 ft at Mar 28, 2009, 8:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 26 ft
Minor stage: 35 ft
Moderate stage: 45 ft
Major stage: 53 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02419988, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Mar 28, 9:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 9:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 10:15 AM CDT, 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1015 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

ALZ011>015-017>050-291515-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
1015 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM NOON UNTIL
6 PM AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON.
THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING
WIND...SMALL HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

MINOR RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.  PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS REGARDING YOUR AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED GREATER THAN 5 TO 7 INCHES OF
RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. DUE TO THE LARGE RAINFALL
TOTALS...SOME RIVERS HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE
FLOODING...WHICH MAY LAST THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. CHECK THE LATEST
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR UPDATES SPECIFIC TO YOUR LOCATION.

A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY...AS THE WEATHER
REMAINS QUITE ACTIVE NEAR THE END OF THE WEEK. THERE ARE
UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM...SO STAY
TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE
NECESSARY SATURDAY.

17/KLAWS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 28, 7:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 28, 7:58 AM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 28, 8:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 28, 9:35 AM CDT, 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 28, 10:01 AM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 28, 10:08 AM CDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1008 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 AM     FLOOD            2 NE SMITHS STATION     32.56N 85.07W
03/28/2009                   LEE                AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            COUNTY ROAD 318 CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROADWAY. ONE
            FOOT OF WATER ESTIMATED.

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GOLDEN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Sumter	29 min
Mar 27, 11:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Dallas, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter	4 hr
Mar 28, 12:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marengo, Sumter	29 min
Mar 28, 3:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Bibb, Dallas, Perry	7 hr
Mar 28, 4:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Sumter	25 min
Mar 28, 4:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Sumter	31 min
Mar 28, 4:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marengo	35 min
Mar 28, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Elmore, Montgomery	4 days
Mar 28, 12:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee, Russell	26 min
Mar 28, 1:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee, Macon, Russell	35 min
Mar 28, 1:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Lee, Macon, Russell	34 min
Mar 28, 1:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee, Russell	13 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2009 Every river flood warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.