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River Flood Warning 48, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 10, 2019Sumter County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at May 10, 2019, 9:19 AM CDT for Sumter County, Alabama. It took effect at May 12, 2019, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 10, 2019, 9:19 AM CDT (14:19 UTC)
In effect from: May 12, 2019, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired: May 12, 2019, 7:52 PM CDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Sumter County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:21 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). The gauge peaked at 16.20 ft at May 13, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT.

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.

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 May 9, 6:48 PM CDT, 14 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 6:48 PM CDT, 14 hours 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 11:19 AM CDT, 22 hours before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1119 AM CDT Thu May 9 2019

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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-
1119 AM CDT Thu May 9 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the
National Weather Service office in Birmingham.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

A line of thunderstorms will move through central Alabama today.
There is a risk of damaging, straight line winds up to 60 mph and an
isolated, brief tornado. This threat includes much of central
Alabama, mainly northwest of Interstate 85 through 5 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There is a low confidence risk of severe thunderstorms on Sunday. At
this time the main threat is expected to be damaging winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
on Sunday.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 10, 9:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter	35 hr
May 10, 9:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter	59 hr
May 10, 9:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo	59 hr

Nearby

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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.