River Flood Warning 7, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Mar 22, 2012, 4:17 PM CDT (21:17 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 23, 2012, 2:30 PM CDT

Expired

Mar 23, 2012, 9:50 AM CDT

In force

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Flood severity

Minor

County Sumter County, AL

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 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.

Written for the forecast point Sucarnoochee River at Livingston (LVNA1). The gauge peaked at 15.38 ft at Mar 24, 2012, 9:00 AM CDT.

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.

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WGUS44 KBMX 222117
FLWBMX


BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 
417 PM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

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

  SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON AFFECTING SUMTER COUNTY.

.HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE SUCARNOOCHEE BASIN...
AND ADDITIONAL EXPECTED RAINFALL...IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING
ON THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.  A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.  FARTHER DOWNSTREAM...LEVELS 
ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW ESTABLISHED FLOOD STAGES.

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.

&&

ALC119-230917-
/O.NEW.KBMX.FL.W.0007.120323T2010Z-120326T2100Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.120323T2010Z.120324T1800Z.120326T0900Z.NO/
417 PM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
  CANCELLED.
* AT  3:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON  AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.4 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FARMLANDS AROUND LIVINGSTON 
  OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.

$$

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WGUS84 KBMX 230253
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
953 PM CDT THU MAR 22 2012


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT 
LIVINGSTON...

.HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE SUCARNOOCHEE BASIN...
AND ADDITIONAL EXPECTED RAINFALL...IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING
ON THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.  A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 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.

&&

ALC119-231453-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0007.120323T1930Z-120326T0600Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.120323T1930Z.120324T1800Z.120325T1800Z.NO/
953 PM CDT THU MAR 22 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING 
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON  AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 20.1 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOODING OF SOME YARDS IN SOUTHEAST 
  LIVINGSTON OCCURS.

$$

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WGUS84 KBMX 231450
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
950 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT 
LIVINGSTON...

.RISES HAVE NOT BEEN AS GREAT AS EARLIER FORECAST FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE
RIVER AT LIVINGSTON...AND THE FLOOD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AT
LIVINGSTON.

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.

&&

ALC119-231520-
/O.CAN.KBMX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120326T0600Z/
/LVNA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
950 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* AT9:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 14.8 FEET 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN FALL THE NEXT FEW DAYS.


$$

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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.