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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Birmingham, AL

February 5, 20105 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Feb 5, 2010, 10:49 AM CST for 5 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 5, 2010, 10:49 AM CST (16:49 UTC)
Expired: Feb 5, 2010, 2:22 PM CST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Chambers County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Macon County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL

The river

Written for the forecast point Tallapoosa River at Wadley (WDLA1).

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02414501, 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 Feb 5, 10:46 AM CST, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 10:46 AM CST, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 6:27 AM CST, 4 hours 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
627 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2010

ALZ011>015-017>050-061200-
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-
627 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS HAS RESULTED IN RISES ON AREA
RIVERS...WITH A FEW RIVERS FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD STAGE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND
WARNINGS FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

SOME MINOR RIVER FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS WELL AS WEDNESDAY. A
FEW WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 25 TO 30 MPH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 4, 6:50 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Marengo	3 hr
Feb 4, 7:08 PM CST	Wind Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	11 hr
Feb 4, 8:13 PM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo	5 days
Feb 4, 8:16 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Greene, Sumter	119 min
Feb 4, 8:29 PM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Sumter	37 hr
Feb 4, 8:42 PM CST	Flash Flood Watch	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton and 15 more	9 hr
Feb 4, 10:51 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Jefferson, Lowndes and 2 more	114 min
Feb 5, 1:50 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery	3 hr
Feb 5, 3:18 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega	17 hr
Feb 5, 8:23 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Bibb, Dallas, Perry	25 hr
Feb 5, 8:27 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery	59 hr
Feb 5, 8:45 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter	47 hr
Feb 5, 8:45 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter	5 days

Nearby

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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.