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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Huntsville, AL

January 24, 2010Jackson County, Madison County, Marshall County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this river flood warning at Jan 24, 2010, 8:34 PM CST for Jackson County, Madison County, Marshall County, Alabama. It took effect at Jan 25, 2010, 5:14 AM CST. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 24, 2010, 8:34 PM CST (02:34 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 25, 2010, 5:14 AM CST
Expired: Jan 27, 2010, 12:27 AM CST
In force: 43 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 02:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Paint Rock River (AL) near Woodville (WDVA1). The gauge peaked at 18.20 ft at Jan 25, 2010, 7:00 PM CST.

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.

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 Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jan 24, 5:25 PM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 5:25 PM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 24, 7:51 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HUN	Madison	26 hr
Jan 25, 1:19 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	HUN	DeKalb	2 hr
Jan 25, 4:09 AM CST	Wind Advisory	HUN	Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more	15 hr
Jan 25, 5:59 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HUN	Lawrence	23 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.