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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this river flood warning at Sep 18, 2012, 3:20 AM CDT for Jackson County, Madison County, Marshall County, Alabama. It took effect at Sep 19, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2012, 3:20 AM CDT (08:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 19, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 20, 2012, 6:21 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Jackson County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Paint Rock River (AL) near Woodville (WDVA1). The gauge peaked at 14.80 ft at Sep 19, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 13 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 22 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03574500, 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.
343 WGUS44 KHUN 180820 FLWHUN BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 320 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE AL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE AFFECTING JACKSON...MADISON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING ALONG THE RIVER IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. THE DANGERS OF RAPIDLY RISING WATER ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE AT NIGHT. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV /ALL LOWER CASE/. ONCE THERE...CLICK ON THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO VIEW LOCAL RIVER INFORMATION. && ALC071-089-095-182220- /O.NEW.KHUN.FL.W.0013.120919T0000Z-120919T0600Z/ /WDVA1.1.ER.120919T0000Z.120919T0000Z.120919T0000Z.NO/ 320 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE AL HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 3 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CREST NEAR 16.0 FEET...THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT MOSTLY BOTTOMLAND ALONG THE RIVER...INCLUDING LOW-LYING FARM AND PASTURELANDS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.5 FEET ON FEB 7 2010. && RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12AM 6AM 12PM 6PM CREST LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME WED WED WED WED STG DAY TIME PAINT ROCK RIVER WOODVILLE 16.0 8.9 TUE 3 AM N/A 14.5 15.7 16.0 16.0 TUE 7 PM $$
7 follow-up statements
219 WGUS84 KHUN 181137 FLSHUN FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 637 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA.. PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE AFFECTING JACKSON...MADISON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES |*...(OPTIONAL) GENERAL HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SYNOPSIS...*| PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROAD. THE DEPTH OF WATER IS NOT ALWAYS OBVIOUS. AS LITTLE AS TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY MOST CARS AWAY. ALSO...THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER...AND YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV /ALL LOWER CASE/. ONCE THERE...CLICK ON THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO VIEW LOCAL RIVER INFORMATION. HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF AND MINOR FLOODING OF THE PAINT ROCK RIVER BY EARLY THIS EVENING. && ALC071-089-095-190137- /O.CON.KHUN.FL.W.0013.120919T0000Z-120919T0600Z/ /WDVA1.1.ER.120919T0000Z.120919T0000Z.120919T0000Z.NO/ 637 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 6 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CREST NEAR 16.0 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT MOSTLY BOTTOMLAND ALONG THE RIVER...INCLUDING LOW-LYING FARM AND PASTURELANDS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.5 FEET ON FEB 7 2010. && RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME TUE TUE WED WED STG DAY TIME PAINT ROCK RIVER WOODVILLE 16.0 11.4 TUE 6 AM 15.7 16.0 15.7 14.9 16.0 TUE 7 PM $$
167 WGUS84 KHUN 181138 CCA FLSHUN FLOOD STATEMENT ...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 637 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA.. PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE AFFECTING JACKSON...MADISON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF AND MINOR FLOODING OF THE PAINT ROCK RIVER BY EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROAD. THE DEPTH OF WATER IS NOT ALWAYS OBVIOUS. AS LITTLE AS TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY MOST CARS AWAY. ALSO...THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER...AND YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV /ALL LOWER CASE/. ONCE THERE...CLICK ON THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO VIEW LOCAL RIVER INFORMATION. && ALC071-089-095-190137- /O.CON.KHUN.FL.W.0013.120919T0000Z-120919T0600Z/ /WDVA1.1.ER.120919T0000Z.120919T0000Z.120919T0000Z.NO/ 637 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 6 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CREST NEAR 16.0 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT MOSTLY BOTTOMLAND ALONG THE RIVER...INCLUDING LOW-LYING FARM AND PASTURELANDS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.5 FEET ON FEB 7 2010. && RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME TUE TUE WED WED STG DAY TIME PAINT ROCK RIVER WOODVILLE 16.0 11.4 TUE 6 AM 15.7 16.0 15.7 14.9 16.0 TUE 7 PM $$ AK
839 WGUS84 KHUN 181945 FLSHUN FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 245 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE AFFECTING JACKSON...MADISON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD DANGERS. IF WHILE DRIVING YOU SEE WATER OVER A ROAD...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO CROSS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV /ALL LOWER CASE/. ONCE THERE...CLICK ON THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO VIEW LOCAL RIVER INFORMATION. && ALC071-089-095-190945- /O.EXT.KHUN.FL.W.0013.120920T0000Z-120920T1200Z/ /WDVA1.1.ER.120920T0000Z.120920T0000Z.120920T0600Z.NO/ 245 PM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 2 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW EVENING AND CREST NEAR 16.0 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT MOSTLY BOTTOMLAND ALONG THE RIVER...INCLUDING LOW-LYING FARM AND PASTURELANDS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.5 FEET ON FEB 7 2010. && RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12AM 6AM 12PM 6PM CREST LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME WED WED WED WED STG DAY TIME PAINT ROCK RIVER WOODVILLE 16.0 13.1 TUE 2 PM 5.0 11.0 13.0 14.0 16.0 WED 7 PM $$
976 WGUS84 KHUN 190937 FLSHUN FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 437 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE AFFECTING JACKSON...MADISON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROAD. THE DEPTH OF WATER IS NOT ALWAYS OBVIOUS. AS LITTLE AS TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY MOST CARS AWAY. ALSO...THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER...AND YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV /ALL LOWER CASE/. ONCE THERE...CLICK ON THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO VIEW LOCAL RIVER INFORMATION. && ALC071-089-095-192337- /O.CON.KHUN.FL.W.0013.120920T0000Z-120920T1200Z/ /WDVA1.1.ER.120920T0000Z.120920T0000Z.120920T0600Z.NO/ 437 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 4 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.0 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CREST NEAR 16.0 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT MOSTLY BOTTOMLAND ALONG THE RIVER...INCLUDING LOW-LYING FARM AND PASTURELANDS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.5 FEET ON FEB 7 2010. && RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME WED WED THU THU STG DAY TIME PAINT ROCK RIVER WOODVILLE 16.0 14.0 WED 4 AM 15.7 16.0 16.0 15.9 16.0 WED 7 PM $$
046 WGUS84 KHUN 191543 FLSHUN FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1043 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA.. PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE AFFECTING JACKSON...MADISON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROAD. THE DEPTH OF WATER IS NOT ALWAYS OBVIOUS. AS LITTLE AS TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY MOST CARS AWAY. ALSO...THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER...AND YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV /ALL LOWER CASE/. ONCE THERE...CLICK ON THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO VIEW LOCAL RIVER INFORMATION. && ALC071-089-095-200543- /O.CON.KHUN.FL.W.0013.120920T0000Z-120920T1200Z/ /WDVA1.1.ER.120920T0000Z.120920T0000Z.120920T0600Z.NO/ 1043 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CREST NEAR 16.0 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT MOSTLY BOTTOMLAND ALONG THE RIVER...INCLUDING LOW-LYING FARM AND PASTURELANDS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.5 FEET ON FEB 7 2010. && RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME WED WED THU THU STG DAY TIME PAINT ROCK RIVER WOODVILLE 16.0 14.4 WED 10 AM 15.7 16.0 16.0 15.9 16.0 WED 7 PM $$
909 WGUS84 KHUN 200052 FLSHUN FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 752 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE AFFECTING JACKSON...MADISON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD DANGERS. IF WHILE DRIVING YOU SEE WATER OVER A ROAD...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO CROSS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV /ALL LOWER CASE/. ONCE THERE...CLICK ON THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO VIEW LOCAL RIVER INFORMATION. && ALC071-089-095-201452- /O.EXT.KHUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120921T1200Z/ /WDVA1.1.ER.120921T0000Z.120921T0000Z.120921T0600Z.NO/ 752 PM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE. * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 7 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE TO FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW EVENING AND CREST NEAR 16.0 FEET SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS AFFECT MOSTLY BOTTOMLAND ALONG THE RIVER...INCLUDING LOW-LYING FARM AND PASTURELANDS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.5 FEET ON FEB 7 2010. && RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12AM 6AM 12PM 6PM CREST LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME THU THU THU THU STG DAY TIME PAINT ROCK RIVER WOODVILLE 16.0 14.8 WED 7 PM 15.0 15.3 15.8 16.0 16.0 THU 7 PM $$
716 WGUS84 KHUN 201121 FLSHUN FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 621 AM CDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE AFFECTING JACKSON...MADISON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES && ALC071-089-095-201151- /O.CAN.KHUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120921T1200Z/ /WDVA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 621 AM CDT THU SEP 20 2012 FORECAST INFORMATION FOR PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE. * AT 6 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST. && RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME THU THU FRI FRI STG DAY TIME PAINT ROCK RIVER WOODVILLE 16.0 12.8 THU 6 AM 10.0 7.6 5.9 4.3 N/A $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 7:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 10:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 1:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 11 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Marshall | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 9:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 5 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.