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River Flood Warning 26, NWS Birmingham, AL

March 24, 2013Greene County, Hale County, Marengo County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Mar 24, 2013, 6:15 PM CDT for Greene County, Hale County, Marengo County, Alabama. It took effect at Mar 25, 2013, 2:17 AM CDT. It was in force for 67 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 24, 2013, 6:15 PM CDT (23:15 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 25, 2013, 2:17 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 27, 2013, 9:34 PM CDT
In force
67 hr
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Marengo County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Black Warrior River below Selden Dam (WLDA1). The gauge peaked at 96.28 ft at Mar 25, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
90 ft
Minor stage
90 ft
Moderate stage
102 ft
Major stage
105 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02466030, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Mar 24, 4:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 4:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 1:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
117 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

ALZ011>015-017>050-251100-
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-
CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-
CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-
CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-
BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
117 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING BEHIND A PASSING
COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A MUCH COOLER AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS WEEK. SUB
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY...TUESDAY...AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 24, 1:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 24, 5:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
506 PM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1215 AM     HAIL             3 NNW CLEVELAND CROSSRO 33.15N 86.00W
03/24/2013  E1.00 INCH       CLAY               AL   PUBLIC

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPerry60 min
Mar 23, 7:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLowndes41 min
Mar 23, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXGreene46 min
Mar 23, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChilton65 min
Mar 23, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBullock, Montgomery, Pike61 min
Mar 23, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXHale49 min
Mar 23, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLamar, Marion60 min
Mar 23, 8:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXHale, Marengo, Perry54 min
Mar 23, 8:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPickens49 min
Mar 23, 8:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCoosa51 min
Mar 23, 9:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXAutauga46 min
Mar 23, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXGreene, Pickens58 min
Mar 23, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene, Pickens, Sumter47 min
Mar 23, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXHale44 min
Mar 23, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCoosa50 min
Mar 23, 10:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Perry56 min
Mar 23, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCoosa, Elmore47 min
Mar 23, 10:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTuscaloosa31 min
Mar 23, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChilton, Shelby55 min
Mar 23, 10:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTallapoosa39 min
Mar 23, 10:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXJefferson50 min
Mar 23, 11:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCoosa, Talladega54 min
Mar 23, 11:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXRandolph24 min
Mar 23, 11:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCoosa39 min
Mar 23, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay, Tallapoosa52 min
Mar 24, 12:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChambers, Randolph40 min
Mar 24, 12:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTallapoosa16 min
Mar 24, 1:13 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXPickens2 hr
Mar 24, 1:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBlount51 min
Mar 24, 2:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPerry45 min
Mar 24, 2:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXJefferson43 min
Mar 24, 2:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXJefferson, Walker3 hr
Mar 24, 3:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXHale44 min
Mar 24, 3:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChilton, Coosa38 min
Mar 24, 3:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXShelby33 min
Mar 24, 4:06 AM CDTWind AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more17 hr
Mar 24, 9:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXGreene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter36 hr
Mar 24, 9:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXGreene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter9 hr
Mar 24, 9:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXGreene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter3 days

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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.