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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this river flood warning at Apr 30, 2017, 9:30 AM CDT for Jackson County, Madison County, Marshall County, Alabama. It took effect at May 2, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2017, 9:30 AM CDT (14:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2017, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- 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 14:33 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 Paint Rock River (AL) near Woodville (WDVA1).
- 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.
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 30, 6:10 AM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 6:10 AM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 3:27 AM CDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Huntsville AL 327 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-010000- Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan- Marshall-Jackson-De Kalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN- 327 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north Alabama and portions of southern middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Two waves of strong to severe thunderstorms will impact the Tennessee Valley area later today and tonight. The first line of thunderstorms is expected to move across the outlook area later this morning while the second and perhaps stronger line of storms is expected to move across the area late this afternoon into the evening. Damaging wind is the main hazard, although a brief tornado cannot be ruled out, mainly west of Interstate 65. Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches is likely, with locally higher amounts possible. This may produce brief localized flooding. Windy conditions are also expected today and into this evening. South winds of 20 to 25 mph will gust up to 40 mph at times. A Wind Advisory will be in effect from 10 AM today through 10 PM tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... Later next week, scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected Wednesday into Thursday as another storm system approaches from the west. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel is possible later today.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 12:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman | 35 min |
| Apr 30, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 52 min |
| Apr 30, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 1:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Limestone | 19 min |
| Apr 30, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Morgan | 21 min |
| Apr 30, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 66 min |
| Apr 30, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 47 min |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2017Every river flood warning in 2017
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.