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River Flood Warning 28, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Apr 27, 2011, 2:51 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It took effect at May 1, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 2:51 PM CDT (19:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 8:44 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Sumter County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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 Tombigbee River at Demopolis Lock and Dam (DLDA1). The gauge peaked at 78.38 ft at Apr 26, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 68 ft
- Minor stage
- 68 ft
- Moderate stage
- 77 ft
- Major stage
- 92 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02467000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
537 WGUS44 KBMX 271951 FLWBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 251 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT GAINESVILLE LOCK AND DAM AFFECTING GREENE... HALE...MARENGO AND SUMTER COUNTIES. TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM AFFECTING GREENE... HALE...MARENGO AND SUMTER COUNTIES. .HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE TOMBIGBEE DRAINAGE BASIN... AND A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT GAINESVILLE LOCK AND DAM AND FOR DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THURSDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALC063-065-091-119-280751- /O.NEW.KBMX.FL.W.0027.110430T0600Z-110502T1648Z/ /GNSA1.1.ER.110430T0600Z.110501T0600Z.110502T0448Z.NO/ 251 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT GAINESVILLE LOCK AND DAM. * FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 85.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 101 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 102.2 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 101 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL AND WOODED LANDS IN THE AREA OCCURS. $$ ALC063-065-091-119-280750- /O.NEW.KBMX.FL.W.0028.110501T1800Z-110502T1800Z/ /DLDA1.1.ER.110501T1800Z.110502T0000Z.110502T0600Z.NO/ 251 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM. * FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 56.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 68 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 68.1 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 68 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. $$
2 follow-up statements
174 WGUS84 KBMX 280141 FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 841 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM... .HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS OVER THE OVER THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN. HOWEVER THE RIVER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO CREST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT DEMOPOLIS LOCK(GIVE BASIN NAME/S) DRAINAGE (BASIN)... AND A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECTTOR FOR THE (GIVE RIVER OR STREAM AND DAM...AND THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE RIVER AT DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. && ALC063-065-091-119-280211- /O.CAN.KBMX.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110502T1800Z/ /DLDA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 841 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM. * AT 4:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 55.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 68 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 66.1 FEET SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 68.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. $$
698 WGUS84 KBMX 280144 CCA FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 844 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM... .HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS OVER THE UPPER TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN. HOWEVER THE RIVER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO CREST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM...AND THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE RIVER AT DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. && ALC063-065-091-119-280211- /O.CAN.KBMX.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110502T1800Z/ /DLDA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 844 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM. * AT 4:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 55.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 68 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 66.1 FEET SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 68 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 3:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar, Pickens | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Lamar, Pickens, Sumter | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 4:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 4:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 4:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 4:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 4:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Marengo, Sumter | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 4:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 4:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 4:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Fayette, Hale, Jefferson, Shelby and 2 more | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 5:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Perry, Shelby | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 5:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Chilton, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby and 1 more | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 6:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Dallas | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa and 3 more | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 6:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph and 1 more | 56 min |
| Apr 27, 8:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 8:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 10:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 10:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar, Marion, Winston | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 10:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Marion | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 12:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Marion, Winston | 112 min |
| Apr 27, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 2:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Marion, Winston | 118 min |
| Apr 27, 2:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 19 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 3:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 67 min |
| Apr 27, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 3:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 4:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 20 min |
| Apr 27, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 4:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 58 min |
| Apr 27, 4:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Sumter | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, Walker | 65 min |
| Apr 27, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar | 68 min |
| Apr 27, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 59 min |
| Apr 27, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Greene, Hale, Perry, Tuscaloosa | 67 min |
| Apr 27, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Marengo, Sumter | 16 min |
| Apr 27, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 6:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson | 118 min |
| Apr 27, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 57 min |
| Apr 27, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Greene, Hale, Perry | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 6:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 6:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Shelby, Talladega | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair | 56 min |
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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.