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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this river flood warning at Aug 7, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT for Geneva County, Alabama. It took effect at Aug 10, 2012, 6:04 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT (15:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 10, 2012, 6:04 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2012, 8:28 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Geneva County, AL
The river
Written for the forecast point Choctawhatchee River at Geneva (SR 52) (GNVA1). The gauge peaked at 15.57 ft at Aug 9, 2012, 3:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 18 ft
- Minor stage
- 23 ft
- Moderate stage
- 30 ft
- Major stage
- 36 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02362000, 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.
750 WGUS42 KTAE 071500 FLWTAE FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1100 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER AT GENEVA (SR 52) AFFECTING GENEVA COUNTY ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS... AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. && ALC061-081500- /O.NEW.KTAE.FL.W.0009.120808T2032Z-120810T1743Z/ /GNVA1.1.ER.120808T2032Z.120809T1200Z.120810T1143Z.NO/ 1100 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER AT GENEVA (SR 52). * FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 27.7 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...FARMLANDS AND SOME FARM ROADS WILL FLOOD. $$
2 follow-up statements
409
WGUS82 KTAE 081347
FLSTAE
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
947 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER AT GENEVA (SR 52) AFFECTING GENEVA COUNTY
.LATEST MODEL RUNS INDICATED UPSTREAM FLOW WILL STILL GENERATE MINIMUM
FLOOD LEVELS AT GENEVA BUT A DAY LATER THAN ORIGINALLY FORECAST. MUCH
OF THE FORECAST DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH WATER ENTERED THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE
RIVER FROM CLAYBANK CREEK NEAR ENTERPRISE FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS.
DOWNSTREAM...BELLWOOD IS STILL RISING SHARPLY. CONSEQUENTLY THE FORECAST
FOR GENEVA IS SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL CHANGE BY TOMORROW DEPENDING ON WHEN
BELLWOOD CRESTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO
NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN
AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.
FOR GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON
YOUR STATE. SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS. THE ADVANCED
HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE PROVIDES CURRENT AND FORECAST RIVER
INFORMATION...GAGE LOCATIONS...IMPACTS... AND HISTORICAL CREST INFORMATION FOR
ALL FORECAST POINTS BY CLICKING ON EACH POINT.
&&
ALC061-091347-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FL.W.0009.120810T1104Z-120811T0030Z/
/GNVA1.1.ER.120810T1104Z.120810T1200Z.120810T1830Z.NO/
947 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER AT GENEVA (SR 52).
* FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
NEAR 23.2 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS.
&&
FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
GENEVA (SR 23 9.6 WED 08 AM 14.9 23.2 16.2 6.9 4.8
$$005
WGUS42 KTAE 090128
FLWTAE
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
928 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2012
.THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION INDICATE THAT THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER AT GENEVA
IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER IS PREDICTED TO CREST NEAR 21
FEET ON FRIDAY MORNING...ABOUT 2 FEET BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
FOR GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON
YOUR STATE. SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS. THE ADVANCED
HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE PROVIDES CURRENT AND FORECAST RIVER
INFORMATION...GAGE LOCATIONS...IMPACTS... AND HISTORICAL CREST INFORMATION FOR
ALL FORECAST POINTS BY CLICKING ON EACH POINT.
&&
ALC061-090158-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120811T0030Z/
/GNVA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
928 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2012
* AT 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS.
&&
FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
GENEVA (SR 23 12.2 WED 08 PM 16.0 21.1 14.2 10.3 8.1
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Coffee | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 24 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Coffee | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 6:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 116 min |
| Aug 7, 6:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Coffee, Geneva | 117 min |
| Aug 7, 8:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Coffee, Geneva | 2 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.