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River Flood Warning 42, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 3, 20105 counties in Alabama

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, May 3, 6:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
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.

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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.

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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.

&&

REM
Local storm report, May 3, 7:20 AM CDT, 45 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 3, 7:22 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 7:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXLamar3 hr
May 2, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar37 min
May 2, 7:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXLamar2 hr
May 2, 8:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXGreene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter14 hr
May 2, 8:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXGreene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter14 hr
May 2, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Marion40 min
May 2, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWinston38 min
May 2, 8:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXFayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker and 1 more3 hr
May 3, 2:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXAutauga, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery and 1 more4 hr
May 3, 3:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChambers, Tallapoosa48 min
May 3, 4:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChambers, Lee32 min
May 3, 5:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXClay, Randolph4 hr
May 3, 7:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXAutauga, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Coosa and 9 more4 hr
May 3, 9:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXGreene, Hale, Marengo3 days
May 3, 10:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningBMXBullock, Chambers, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon and 5 more3 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.