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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Huntsville, AL

April 30, 2014Madison County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this river flood warning at Apr 30, 2014, 7:50 AM CDT for Madison County, Alabama. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 30, 2014, 7:50 AM CDT (12:50 UTC)
Expired: May 1, 2014, 1:22 AM CDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Huntsville, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Madison County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Flint River (AL) at Brownsboro (BSBA1). The gauge peaked at 17.29 ft at Apr 30, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 17 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 03575100, 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 Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 29, 6:53 PM CDT, 12 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 6:53 PM CDT, 12 hours 57 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 29, 7:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert	34 min
Apr 29, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lawrence	36 min
Apr 29, 8:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Limestone	23 min
Apr 29, 8:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert, Lauderdale	36 min
Apr 29, 9:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Lauderdale	28 min
Apr 29, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Morgan	30 min
Apr 30, 12:46 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HUN	Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Morgan	3 hr
Apr 30, 1:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Cullman	43 min
Apr 30, 1:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Cullman, Morgan	29 min
Apr 30, 2:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Madison	37 min
Apr 30, 8:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	HUN	Jackson	6 hr
Apr 29, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lincoln, Moore	45 min
Apr 30, 1:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HUN	Franklin	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2014 Every river flood warning in 2014

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.