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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Huntsville, AL

April 4, 2009Jackson County, Madison County, Marshall County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this river flood warning at Apr 4, 2009, 8:15 AM CDT for Jackson County, Madison County, Marshall County, Alabama. It took effect at Apr 4, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2009, 8:15 AM CDT (13:15 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2009, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Jackson County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:17 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 Paint Rock River (AL) near Woodville (WDVA1). The gauge peaked at 15.47 ft at Apr 4, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
19 ft
Major stage
22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03574500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2009Every 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.