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River Flood Warning 60, NWS Birmingham, AL

October 13, 2009Jefferson County, Tuscaloosa County, Walker County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Oct 13, 2009, 9:07 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Tuscaloosa County, Walker County, Alabama. It took effect at Oct 15, 2009, 12:27 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 13, 2009, 9:07 PM CDT (02:07 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 15, 2009, 12:27 AM CDT
Expired: Oct 14, 2009, 10:30 AM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Jefferson County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Locust Fork at Sayre (SAYA1). The gauge peaked at 19.24 ft at Oct 13, 2009, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 25 ft
Minor stage: 25 ft
Moderate stage: 45 ft
Major stage: 49 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02456500, 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 Oct 13, 7:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 7:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 13, 7:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
742 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009

ALZ011>015-017>050-150045-
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-
742 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA TONIGHT...MAINLY
ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO AREAS
WEST OF I-65 BEFORE MIDNIGHT...AND SPREAD TO AREAS EAST OF I-65 AFTER
MIDNIGHT.  DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

MINOR RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. AS A RESULT AREA RIVERS
AND WATERWAYS COULD APPROACH FLOOD STAGES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE
NECESSARY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY DUE TO THE THREAT OF FLASH
FLOODING.

KSL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 13, 8:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston	3 hr
Oct 13, 9:15 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Sumter	16 hr
Oct 13, 9:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Pickens	3 hr
Oct 13, 10:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Lamar	3 hr
Oct 13, 10:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Tuscaloosa	3 hr
Oct 13, 11:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Jefferson	3 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.