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River Flood Warning 39, NWS Birmingham, AL

December 26, 20115 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Dec 26, 2011, 8:46 AM CST for 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Dec 28, 2011, 3:45 AM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 26, 2011, 8:46 AM CST (14:46 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 28, 2011, 3:45 AM CST
Expired: Dec 27, 2011, 10:12 PM CST
In force
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Sumter County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Tombigbee River at Bevill Lock and Dam (AVLA1). The gauge peaked at 121.04 ft at Dec 28, 2011, 5:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 122 ft
Minor stage: 122 ft
Moderate stage: 133 ft
Major stage: 135 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02444161, 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.

933 
WGUS44 KBMX 261446
FLWBMX


BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 
846 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... 

  TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM AFFECTING GREENE...HALE...
  MARENGO...PICKENS AND SUMTER COUNTIES.

.RAINFALL OF OVER TWO INCHES IS FORECAST TO FALL OVER EASTERN 
MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN ALABAMA FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY  
EVENING. A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT 
BEVILL 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.

&&

ALC063-065-091-107-119-270246-
/O.NEW.KBMX.FL.W.0039.111228T0000Z-111229T1259Z/
/AVLA1.1.ER.111228T0000Z.111228T1200Z.111229T0059Z.NO/
846 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM.
* FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO THURSDAY MORNING... OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELED.
* AT 6 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 112.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 122 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST... THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM WILL RISE 
  ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
  TO NEAR 122.9 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT... AT 122 FEET... CATTLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS OF SOUTHERN 
  PICKENS COUNTY SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. CATTLE ARE CUTOFF 
  IN LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY AT STAGES ABOVE 122 FEET.

$$

2 follow-up statements

139 
WGUS84 KBMX 271552
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
952 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK
AND DAM...

.HEAVY RAINFALL OF ABOUT TWO INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE MONDAY 
EVENING OVER WESTERN ALABAMA AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI... AND A FLOOD 
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND 
DAM.

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.

&&

ALC063-065-091-107-119-280352-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0039.111228T0945Z-111229T1929Z/
/AVLA1.1.ER.111228T0945Z.111228T1800Z.111229T0729Z.NO/
952 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON... 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM CONTINUES THE 
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
   THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM.
* FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON... OR UNTIL THE 
  WARNING IS CANCELED.
* AT 6 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 116.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 122 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST... THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM WILL RISE 
  ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO 
  NEAR 122.5 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT... AT 122 FEET... CATTLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS OF SOUTHERN 
  PICKENS COUNTY SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. CATTLE ARE CUTOFF 
  IN LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY AT STAGES ABOVE 122 FEET.

$$

821 
WGUS84 KBMX 280412
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1012 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011


...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL 
LOCK AND DAM...

.HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS CAUSED RISES ON THE 
TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM...BUT RIVER LEVELS ARE NOW
FORECAST TO CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THEREFORE...THE FLOOD WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...THE RIVER WILL CREST JUST UNDER FLOOD
STAGE...WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR FLOODING IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

ALC063-065-091-107-119-280442-
/O.CAN.KBMX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-111229T1929Z/
/AVLA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1012 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM.
* AT  6:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 120.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 122 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 121.7 FEET TOMORROW
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 122 FEET...CATTLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS OF SOUTHERN 
  PICKENS COUNTY SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. CATTLE ARE CUTOFF 
  IN LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY AT STAGES ABOVE 122 FEET.

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 25, 8:23 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	BMX	Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah and 12 more	10 hr
Dec 26, 2:25 AM CST	Freezing Fog Advisory	BMX	Marion, Winston	4 hr
Dec 26, 2:18 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Greene, Sumter	3 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.