Alert archive / Alabama / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 37, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Sep 5, 2011, 11:49 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2011, 11:49 PM CDT (04:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2011, 3:32 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:50 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 Black Warrior River at Holt Lock and Dam (TCLA1). The gauge peaked at 141.47 ft at Sep 6, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 138 ft
- Minor stage
- 140 ft
- Moderate stage
- 148 ft
- Major stage
- 158 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02462952, 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.
616 WGUS44 KBMX 060449 FLWBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1149 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT HOLT LOCK AND DAM AFFECTING GREENE...HALE... MARENGO AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES. .HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE MONDAY MORNING OVER THE BLACK WARRIOR BASIN...AND A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER BASIN AT HOLT LOCK AND DAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY TUESDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALC063-065-091-125-061649- /O.NEW.KBMX.FL.W.0037.110906T0449Z-110907T1800Z/ /TCLA1.1.ER.110906T0209Z.110906T1200Z.110907T0600Z.NO/ 1149 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT HOLT LOCK AND DAM. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 141.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 140 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 142.9 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING . THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$
2 follow-up statements
969 WGUS84 KBMX 061444 FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 944 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LOCUST FORK AT SAYRE... .HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE MONDAY MORNING OVER THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER BASIN...AND A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALC073-125-127-070244- /O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110907T2238Z/ /SAYA1.1.ER.110906T0816Z.110907T0000Z.110907T1038Z.NO/ 944 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LOCUST FORK AT SAYRE. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 31.3 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW . $$ ALC063-065-091-125-070243- /O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110907T1440Z/ /TCLA1.1.ER.110906T0209Z.110906T1400Z.110907T0240Z.NO/ 944 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT HOLT LOCK AND DAM. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 141.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 140 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 140 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IN OCCURS. $$ ALC063-065-091-119-125-070243- /O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110908T1522Z/ /TODA1.1.ER.110906T0322Z.110907T0600Z.110908T0322Z.NO/ 944 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT OLIVER LOCK AND DAM. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 132.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 129 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 134.4 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT . THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE EVENING . * IMPACT...AT 135 FEET...NUMEROUS CAMPHOUSES AND SOME PERMANENT RESIDENCES SOUTHWEST OF TUSCALOOSA BECOME CUTOFF. $$ ALC063-065-091-070243- /O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0035.110907T0820Z-000000T0000Z/ /WLDA1.1.ER.110907T0820Z.110909T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 944 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT SELDEN LOCK AND DAM. * FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 81.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 90 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 98.9 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 98 FEET...SOME CABINS AND TRAILERS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
343 WGUS84 KBMX 062032 FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 332 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT HOLT LOCK AND DAM... .THE RIVER HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT AT THIS TIME. && ALC063-065-091-125-062102- /O.CAN.KBMX.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110907T1440Z/ /TCLA1.1.ER.110906T0209Z.110906T1400Z.110906T1654Z.NO/ 332 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT HOLT LOCK AND DAM. * AT 3 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 137.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 140 FEET. * THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:54 AM TUESDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 7:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 3 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.