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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Jan 3, 2015, 9:20 PM CST for Sumter County, Alabama. It took effect at Jan 4, 2015, 3:59 AM CST. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2015, 9:20 PM CST (03:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 4, 2015, 3:59 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2015, 8:38 AM CST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Sumter County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Sucarnoochee River at Livingston (LVNA1).
- 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.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS44 KBMX 040320
FLWBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
920 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
...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 OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE
FRIDAY OVER THE SUCARNOOCHEE DRAINAGE BASIN...
AND A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW 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 SUNDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-041520-
/O.NEW.KBMX.FL.W.0004.150105T1200Z-150108T1500Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150105T1200Z.150106T1800Z.150108T0300Z.NO/
920 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* FROM MONDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 8:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 19.1 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FARM LANDS AROUND LIVINSGTON
OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$16 follow-up statements
630
WGUS84 KBMX 040423
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1023 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO 3 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE FRIDAY OVER
THE SUCARNOOCHEE DRAINAGE BASIN...AND A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY SUNDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-041623-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.150104T0959Z-150108T0800Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0959Z.150106T0600Z.150107T2000Z.NO/
1023 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 9:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FARM LANDS AROUND LIVINSGTON
OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$527
WGUS84 KBMX 041130
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
530 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAS OCCURRED OVER THE RIVER BASIN
DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS...AND HAS CAUSED SIGBIFICANT RISES ALONG
THE RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-042330-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150107T0800Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150104T1200Z.150106T2000Z.NO/
530 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19 FEET BY THIS
MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FARM LANDS AROUND LIVINSGTON
OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$493
WGUS84 KBMX 041133 CCA
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
533 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAS OCCURRED OVER THE RIVER BASIN
DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS...AND HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG
THE RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-042330-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150107T0800Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150104T1200Z.150106T2000Z.NO/
533 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19 FEET BY THIS
MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FARM LANDS AROUND LIVINSGTON
OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$189
WGUS84 KBMX 041708
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1108 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAS SENT THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER
INTO MINOR FLOOD STAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY SUNDAY EVENING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-050508-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0336Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150106T1800Z.150108T1536Z.NO/
1108 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.8 FEET BY
EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FARM LANDS AROUND LIVINGSTON
OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$647
WGUS84 KBMX 042000
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
200 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED SINCE THURSDAY...AND A FLOOD WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY MONDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-050800-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T1124Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150106T1800Z.150108T2324Z.NO/
200 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.0 FEET BY
EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOODING OF SOME YARDS IN SOUTHEAST
LIVINGSTON OCCURS.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$611
WGUS84 KBMX 050157
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
757 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED SINCE THURSDAY...AND A FLOOD WARNING
HAS BEEN EXTENDED 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 MONDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-051357-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T1227Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150105T1800Z.150109T0027Z.NO/
757 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.9 FEET BY
TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON . THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOODING OF SOME YARDS IN SOUTHEAST
LIVINGSTON OCCURS.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$984
WGUS84 KBMX 051520
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
920 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WEEKEND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FLOODING FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY TUESDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-060320-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T1240Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150106T0600Z.150109T0040Z.NO/
920 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.7 FEET BY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOODING OF SOME YARDS IN SOUTHEAST
LIVINGSTON OCCURS.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$041
WGUS84 KBMX 060159
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
759 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED RISES ON THE SUCARNOOCHEE
RIVER...AND 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 TUESDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-061359-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150108T1400Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150105T1200Z.150108T0200Z.NO/
759 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOODING OF SOME YARDS IN SOUTHEAST
LIVINGSTON OCCURS.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$469
WGUS84 KBMX 061439
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
839 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.HEAVY RAINFALL THIS PAST WEEKEND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FLOODING
FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-070239-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150108T0142Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150105T1200Z.150107T1342Z.NO/
839 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 830 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW MORNING .
* IMPACT...AT 22 FEET...FLOODING OF SOME YARDS IN SOUTHEAST
LIVINGSTON OCCURS.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$057
WGUS84 KBMX 062119
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
319 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.HEAVY RAINFALL THIS PAST WEEKEND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FLOODING
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 WEDNEDSDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-070919-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0417Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150105T1200Z.150108T1617Z.NO/
319 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 2:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.6 FEET BY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT . THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FARM LANDS AROUND LIVINSGTON
OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$726
WGUS84 KBMX 070525
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1125 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.RIVER LEVELS REMAIN ELEVATED ON THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...AND A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-071725-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0834Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150105T1200Z.150108T2034Z.NO/
1125 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2015
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 22 FEET...FLOODING OF SOME YARDS IN SOUTHEAST
LIVINGSTON OCCURS.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$068
WGUS84 KBMX 071301
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
701 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER IS NEARING CREST AT LIVINGSTON...AND A FALLING
TREND SHOULD BEGIN THERE BY TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THURSDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-080101-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150110T0508Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150107T1800Z.150109T1708Z.NO/
701 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.9 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE FRIDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 22 FEET...FLOODING OF SOME YARDS IN SOUTHEAST
LIVINGSTON OCCURS.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$702
WGUS84 KBMX 080125
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
725 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER HAS CRESTED AT LIVINGSTON...AND WILL CONTINUE
TO FALL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THURSDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-081325-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T2000Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150107T1700Z.150109T0800Z.NO/
725 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...FLOODING OF SOME YARDS IN SOUTHEAST
LIVINGSTON OCCURS.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$319
WGUS84 KBMX 081444
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
844 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.LEVELS ARE FALLING ALONG THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER...AND THIS TREND
WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
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.
&&
ALC119-090244-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T1600Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150107T1700Z.150109T0400Z.NO/
844 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE TONIGHT...WITH CONTINUED FALLING LEVELS THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
* IMPACT...AT 18 FEET...FLOODING OF FARM LANDS AROUND LIVINSGTON
OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$174
WGUS84 KBMX 090142
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
742 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.LEVELS CONTINUE TO FALL ALONG THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER...AND THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY FRIDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
&&
ALC119-091342-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T1721Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150107T1700Z.150109T0521Z.NO/
742 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE THIS EVENING...WITH CONTINUED FALLING LEVELS THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOODING OF FARM LANDS AROUND LIVINSGTON
OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$645
WGUS84 KBMX 091438
FLSBMX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
838 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT
LIVINGSTON...
.LEVELS HAVE FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER
AT LIVINGSTON...AND THE FLOOD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
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.
&&
ALC119-091508-
/O.CAN.KBMX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T1721Z/
/LVNA1.1.ER.150104T0510Z.150107T1700Z.150109T0407Z.NO/
838 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2015
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON.
* AT 8:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 10:07 PM THURSDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
* IMPACT...AT 18 FEET...FLOODING OF FARM LANDS AROUND LIVINSGTON
OCCURS AND CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8819 3250 8812 3244 8805 3242 8808
3247 8820 3261 8823
$$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 Jan 3, 5:55 PM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 5:55 PM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 555 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 .UPDATE... FOR 00Z AVIATION. && .DISCUSSION... SEVERAL STORMS CURRENTLY EXHIBITING ROTATING MOVING ACROSS THE STATE LINE IN AN AREA OF STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR WITH 0-1 KM BULK SHEAR VALES OVER 35 KTS AND 0-1 KM SRH VALUES IN EXCESS OF 300 M2/S2. THESE SHEAR VALUES HAVE INCREASED AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS TAKING ON A NEGATIVE TILT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. MOISTURE HAS GREATLY INCREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH 60 DEGREE DEWPOINTS ALL THE WAY INTO SOUTHERN TENNESSEE. THESE HIGHER MOISTURE VALUES HAVE PRODUCED SBCAPE VALUES OF AROUND 250-750 J/KG ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE QUESTION NOW IS HOW FAR ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL THIS AREA OF SEVERE STORMS MOVE. IT APPEARS THAT THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL BEGIN TO LIFT OUT TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 03-06Z. IN ADDITION...THE LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS WILL VEER TO MORE OF A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT THE OVERALL LOW LEVEL SHEAR. THERE IS ALSO A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS STRETCHING FROM NEAR PELL CITY SOUTHWARD TO NEAR SELMA. THIS AREA OF SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD ALSO WORK OVER SOME OF THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS CAUSING THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE EAST. REGARDLESS...0-1 KM BULK SHEAR AND 0-1 KM SRH REMAIN ELEVATED OFF THE LATEST RUN OF THE RUC AND EXPECT AT LEAST AN EXTENSION OF THE WATCH EAST A ROW OF COUNTIES OR TWO IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. 05/MA && .AVIATION... 00Z TAF DISCUSSION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT TCL AT 00Z...THEN THE OTHER TERMINALS WITH THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. BROUGHT A MIX OF IFR CEILINGS....GUSTY WINDS...THUNDER MENTION AND WIND SHEAR IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN TERMINALS UNTIL 02-04Z. SOUTHERN SITES I DID NOT MENTION THE WIND SHEAR AS THE STRONGER WINDS LIFT NORTHWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THE SURFACE WINDS WILL START WITH AN EASTERLY COMPONENT AND SLOWLY SWING AROUND TO THE SOUTH AND THEN WEST AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES BY. CEILINGS GO UP AND DOWN AT ALL TERMINALS BETWEEN MVFR AND IFR THROUGH AROUND 15Z BEFORE RISING INTO MVFR UNDER WESTERLY WINDS. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WAS ADDED DUE TO THE CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION INITIALLY BETWEEN THE SURFACE AND 020. THIS DIRECTIONAL CHANGE DECREASES WITH TIME BUT THE WINDS SLOWLY INCREASE THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BEFORE THE WINDS DECREASE AND MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH. 75 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 229 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015/ THERE'S SEVERAL WEATHER IMPACTS TO DISCUSS OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS SO LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT. THE FIRST OF THESE IMPACTS IS LITERALLY RIGHT ON OUR DOORSTEP. AN UPPER LOW IS SPINNING OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WITH THE ASSOCIATED SFC LOW TRACKING NORTHEAST INTO ILLINOIS. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT CURRENTLY STRETCHES SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW CENTER INTO CENTRAL LA. THE WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH NORTHWARD ACROSS AL WITH DEW POINTS ALREADY IN THE LOW/MID 60S ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE STATE AS MOISTURE SURGES NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF. A LINE OF STORMS IS ALREADY TAKING SHAPE JUST EAST OF THE MS RIVER WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OUT AHEAD OF THE LINE ACROSS SOUTH MS JUST TO EAST OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MESOLOW. THE SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS MS THIS AFTERNOON AND IS SET TO ENTER OUR WESTERN COUNTIES AFTER 4PM...WITH SOME OF THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS POSSIBLY ENTERING A BIT SOONER. AS FOR THE IMPACTS EXPECTED HERE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WITH THIS SYSTEM...THEY HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH. SPC STILL HAS THE WESTERN HALF OF AL OUTLOOKED IN A SLIGHT RISK AND THIS IS WHERE WE WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS. SHEAR WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS AND ROTATING UPDRAFTS...AND EVEN WITH CONTINUED CLOUD COVER INSTABILITIES SHOULD BE IN THE 500-1000 J/KG RANGE AT LEAST IN THE SW PORTION OF THE CWA. EXPECT THE SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT ENTERS WESTERN AL LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY A WEAKENING TREND AS IT PROGRESSES EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE...MAINLY DUE TO WANING INSTABILITIES AND WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL FORCING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN TIME FRAME OF CONCERN REMAINS 4PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BEYOND MIDNIGHT EXPECT THE SYSTEM TO WEAKEN WITH A LINE IF SHOWERS AND SUB-SEVERE STORMS TO CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST ACROSS EASTERN AL THRU SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER POTENTIAL THREAT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. GROUND CONDITIONS REMAIN FAIRLY SATURATED AFTER THE HEAVY RAINS OF THE PAST TWO WEEKS...AND SEVERAL AREA RIVERS REMAIN SLIGHTLY ELEVATED. WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN FORECAST FROM NOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG/NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEMOPOLIS TO ANNISTON. MINOR RIVER FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE...MOST NOTABLY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE TOMBIGBEE AND BLACK WARRIOR RIVERS. ONCE THIS SYSTEM FINALLY EXITS TO THE EAST BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WE'LL SEE A MUCH NEEDED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER THAT WILL PERSIST THRU NEXT WEEK. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE DRY...IT WON'T BE WITHOUT IMPACT. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN ARCTIC AIR MASS. THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST TEMPS WE'VE SEEN THIS WINTER SEASON. TEMPS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE TEENS AND 20S...WITH A HARD FREEZE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF AROUND 10 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...OR PERHAPS EVEN BELOW ZERO IN SOME LOCATIONS. HIGHS ON THU WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE FREEZING MARK IN THE NORTH. 19 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 57 58 30 45 26 / 100 50 0 0 0 ANNISTON 60 61 32 47 27 / 100 70 0 0 0 BIRMINGHAM 56 57 30 45 29 / 100 40 0 0 0 TUSCALOOSA 55 56 31 47 28 / 100 20 0 0 0 CALERA 57 58 32 47 30 / 100 50 0 0 0 AUBURN 62 63 34 50 32 / 90 80 10 0 0 MONTGOMERY 63 64 36 51 30 / 100 80 0 0 0 TROY 64 65 36 52 31 / 90 80 10 0 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BIBB...BLOUNT...CALHOUN...CHEROKEE...CLEBURNE... ETOWAH...FAYETTE...GREENE...HALE...JEFFERSON...LAMAR...MARION... PICKENS...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR...SUMTER...TALLADEGA...TUSCALOOSA... WALKER...WINSTON. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 7:09 PM CST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 709 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 ALZ011>015-017>050-050115- 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- 709 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS EVENING...GRADUALLY WEAKENING AS IT MOVES EAST. WHILE THE MAIN THREAT IS TRANSITIONING TO FLOODING...THERE IS STILL A SMALL THREAT FOR A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO GENERALLY OVER A CENTRAL CORRIDOR OF CENTRAL ALABAMA EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM ONEONTA...TO BIRMINGHAM...TO SELMA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG THE MAIN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CALERA TO HEFLIN. AREAS ACROSS WEST ALABAMA...WEST OF A LINE FROM JASPER...TO VANCE...TO DEMOPOLIS ARE NO LONGER UNDER A THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER. LOCATIONS IN EAST ALABAMA...ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ALTOONA...TO CLANTON...TO PRATTVILLE...CAN STILL EXPECT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. DUE TO EXPECTED RAINFALL...POINTS ALONG THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A HARD FREEZE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE TEENS. IN ADDITION TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...BRISK NORTH WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR ZERO DEGREES ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA. THE COLD AND DRY AIR MAY RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THURSDAY ACROSS THE AREA. DUE TO EXPECTED RAINFALL...POINTS ALONG THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AND BLACK WARRIOR RIVER ARE EXPECTED TO RISE OR REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT. JD/02
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 3, 8:15 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
815 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
ALZ041-042-044-040300-
AUTAUGA AL-LOWNDES AL-MONTGOMERY AL-
815 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN AUTAUGA...
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHERN LOWNDES COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM
CST...
AT 814 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR GORDONVILLE...OR NEAR MOSSES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
MOSSES...
PRATTVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...
LOWNDESBORO...
CANTELOUS...
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3215 8677 3218 8679 3258 8642 3241 8641
3243 8640 3243 8634 3241 8631 3248 8631
3247 8629 3250 8626 3245 8619 3243 8619
3244 8618 3243 8614 3210 8673
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 227DEG 29KT 3216 8672
05/MALocal storm report, Jan 3, 8:28 PM CST, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
828 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0437 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N EMELLE 32.81N 88.31W
01/03/2015 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 116 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
HIGHWAY 17.
&&
GRANTHAMLocal storm report, Jan 3, 8:49 PM CST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
849 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0404 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE CUBA 32.43N 88.37W
01/03/2015 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE TO AN OUTBUILDING AND TREES DOWN ON PRETTY BRANCH
ROAD IN CUBA.
&&
GRANTHAMLocal storm report, Jan 3, 9:07 PM CST, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
907 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0406 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE CUBA 32.43N 88.37W
01/03/2015 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE TO AN OUTBUILDING AND TREES DOWN ON PRETTY BRANCH
ROAD IN CUBA.
&&
GRANTHAMSpecial weather statement, Jan 3, 9:18 PM CST, 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
918 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
ALZ043-040400-
ELMORE AL-
918 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELMORE COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM
CST...
AT 916 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR BLUE RIDGE...OR NEAR WETUMPKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
WETUMPKA...
DEXTER...
SANTUCK...
ECLECTIC...
KENT...
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3245 8619 3247 8623 3250 8625 3247 8629
3249 8631 3247 8631 3252 8637 3276 8609
3277 8596 3275 8588 3270 8591 3265 8589
3262 8590 3244 8615 3244 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 233DEG 33KT 3251 8621
05/MALocal storm report, Jan 3, 9:20 PM CST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
920 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0533 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW BRINN 34.20N 87.85W
01/03/2015 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
BARN DAMAGED ON COUNTY HIGHWAY 108 OFF HIGHWAY 253
BETWEEN HAMILTON AND HACKLEBURG. POSSIBLE TORNADO
&&
GRANTHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 6:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale | 43 min |
| Jan 3, 6:11 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 6:31 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Fayette, Hale, Marion, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 6:53 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Fayette, Hale, Jefferson, Perry and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 7:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Etowah, St. Clair, Shelby | 50 min |
| Jan 3, 7:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Etowah, Talladega | 47 min |
| Jan 3, 8:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 45 min |
| Jan 3, 8:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 29 min |
| Jan 3, 8:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Montgomery | 21 min |
| Jan 3, 8:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Montgomery | 16 min |
| Jan 3, 9:08 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Lamar, Pickens, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 9:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 42 min |
| Jan 3, 9:39 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 9:48 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Fayette, Hale, Marion, Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:40 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:00 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby, Walker | 3 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers, Elmore, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa | 64 min |
| Jan 4, 3:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 24 min |
| Jan 4, 6:18 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Tuscaloosa | 38 hr |
| Jan 4, 6:18 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 71 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:05 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 63 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:05 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby | 25 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:05 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Dallas, Perry | 35 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:27 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega | 21 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:32 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 41 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.