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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Jan 26, 2012, 12:33 PM CST for Sumter County, Alabama. It took effect at Jan 26, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2012, 12:33 PM CST (18:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2012, 8:06 PM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Sumter County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:35 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 Sucarnoochee River at Livingston (LVNA1). The gauge peaked at 17.21 ft at Jan 26, 2012, 2:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 18 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02467500, 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.
902 WGUS44 KBMX 261833 FLWBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1233 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ALABAMA... SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON AFFECTING SUMTER COUNTY. .HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE THIS MORNING OVER SUMTER COUNTY... AND A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND... DON'T DROWN. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY FRIDAY MORNING... OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALC119-270633- /O.NEW.KBMX.FL.W.0002.120127T0000Z-120128T0421Z/ /LVNA1.1.ER.120127T0000Z.120127T0600Z.120127T1621Z.NO/ 1233 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON. * FROM THIS EVENING TO FRIDAY EVENING... OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST... THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.3 FEET BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT... AT 18 TO 19 FEET... FLOODING OF FARMLANDS AROUND LIVINGSTON OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. $$
1 follow-up statement
538 WGUS84 KBMX 270206 FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 806 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON... .RIVER LEVELS HAVE DROPPED BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON... AND THE FLOOD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND... DON'T DROWN. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON THIS EVENT. && ALC119-270236- /O.CAN.KBMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120128T0421Z/ /LVNA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 806 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON. * AT 7:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * FORECAST... THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 17.3 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL TO 10.6 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 9:59 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 10:23 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 11:11 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 11:29 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Dallas, Perry | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton | 36 min |
| Jan 26, 1:31 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo | 4 days |
| Jan 26, 1:32 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:00 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 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.