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River Flood Warning 84, NWS Birmingham, AL

December 18, 2009Montgomery County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Dec 18, 2009, 8:29 PM CST for Montgomery County, Alabama. It took effect at Dec 19, 2009, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 18, 2009, 8:29 PM CST (02:29 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 19, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
Expired: Dec 19, 2009, 9:45 AM CST
In force
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Flood severity: Minor

County Montgomery County, AL

The river

Written for the forecast point Catoma Creek near Montgomery (CATA1).

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02421000, 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 18, 5:55 PM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 5:55 PM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 12:19 PM CST, 8 hours 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1219 PM CST FRI DEC 18 2009

ALZ011>015-017>050-190400-
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-
1219 PM CST FRI DEC 18 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AREA RIVERS WILL LIKELY REMAIN SWOLLEN AND SOME
RIVER STAGES WILL REMAIN ABOVE ACTION STAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

AREA RIVERS WILL LIKELY REMAIN SWOLLEN INTO THE WEEKEND AND SOME
RIVER STAGES WILL REMAIN ABOVE ACTION STAGE. THE LOWER BLACK WARRIOR
RIVER IS EXPECTED TO GO INTO MINOR FLOOD ON SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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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.