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River Flood Warning 81, NWS Birmingham, AL

December 14, 2009Elmore County, Montgomery County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Dec 14, 2009, 7:34 PM CST for Elmore County, Montgomery County, Alabama. It took effect at Dec 15, 2009, 4:17 PM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 14, 2009, 7:34 PM CST (01:34 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 15, 2009, 4:17 PM CST
Expired
Dec 16, 2009, 6:08 AM CST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Elmore County, AL, Montgomery County, AL

The river

Written for the forecast point Tallapoosa River at Tallapoosa Water Plant (MGYA1).

Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
25 ft
Moderate stage
32 ft
Major stage
38 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02419890, 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 Dec 14, 5:50 PM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 5:50 PM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 14, 3:11 PM CST, 4 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
311 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009

ALZ011>015-017>050-152100-
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-
311 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
GUSTY WINDS...ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  THE BEST
CHANCE FOR STRONG STORMS WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LIVINGSTON...TO
WETUMPKA...TO UNION SPRINGS.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN AND
SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.  RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1.5 INCHES
PER HOUR COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. THE AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
LINE FROM ROANOKE TO BILLINGSY TO THOMASTON.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
AREA WIDE.  VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A
MILE AT TIMES.  DRIVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE CHANCE FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTH HALF
OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH AROUND NOON ON TUESDAY.

FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY DUE TO THE
THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY.
DRIVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN SOME RIVER FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
ALABAMA THROUGH MIDWEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 14, 3:24 PM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
324 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009

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

0315 PM     HEAVY RAIN       AUBURN                  32.59N 85.48W
12/14/2009  E1.50 INCH       LEE                AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 6 INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON A FEW
            ROADS IN AND AROUND AUBURN AND OPELIKA. RADAR ESTIMATES
            SHOW 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 3
            HOURS.

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GOLDEN

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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.