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River Flood Warning 42, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at May 3, 2010, 8:05 AM CDT for 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at May 3, 2010, 8:40 AM CDT. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2010, 8:05 AM CDT (13:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 3, 2010, 8:40 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 4, 2010, 9:17 AM CDT
- In force
- 25 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 May 3, 7:19 AM CDT, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 7:19 AM CDT, 46 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 600 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 ALZ011>015-017>050-041100- 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- 600 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR...AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. WITH GUSTY WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY AS MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN VERY HIGH. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS...REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR THE SAME AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WITH THE HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE CURRENT SYSTEM...SEVERAL RIVERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED FLOOD STAGES THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 3, 3:33 AM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 333 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 ALZ037-038-030915- CHAMBERS-TALLAPOOSA- 333 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CHAMBERS AND TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM CDT... AT 329 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STILL WATERS RESORT...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DADEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... BLUE CREEK MARINA. DADEVILLE. CAMP HILL. RIDGE GROVE. TRAMMEL CROSSROADS. BUFFALO. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 27
Special weather statement, May 3, 4:01 AM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 401 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 ALZ019-021-030945- CALHOUN-CLEBURNE- 401 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CALHOUN AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES UNTIL 445 AM CDT... AT 357 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OXFORD LAKE...OR NEAR OXFORD...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... DEARMANVILLE. CAMP SEQUOYAH. CHALAFINNEE. HEFLIN. EDWARDSVILLE. I 20 WELCOME CENTER. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 27
Local storm report, May 3, 6:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
644 AM CDT MON MAY 03 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0553 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 ESE MILLERVILLE 33.16N 85.85W
05/03/2010 CLAY AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERE FLOODING REPORTED ON COUNTY ROAD 35 IN THE BLUFF
SPRINGS AREA.
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REMLocal storm report, May 3, 7:20 AM CDT, 45 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Lamar | 3 hr |
| May 2, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 37 min |
| May 2, 7:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 2 hr |
| May 2, 8:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 14 hr |
| May 2, 8:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 14 hr |
| May 2, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion | 40 min |
| May 2, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 38 min |
| May 2, 8:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 3, 2:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Autauga, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 3, 3:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 48 min |
| May 3, 4:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Lee | 32 min |
| May 3, 5:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Clay, Randolph | 4 hr |
| May 3, 7:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Autauga, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Coosa and 9 more | 4 hr |
| May 3, 9:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo | 3 days |
| May 3, 10:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Bullock, Chambers, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon and 5 more | 3 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2010Every river flood warning in 2010
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.