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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Nashville, TN

February 20, 2019Giles County, Tennessee; Limestone County, Alabama

NWS Nashville, TN issued this river flood warning at Feb 20, 2019, 7:54 PM CST for Giles County, Tennessee; Limestone County, Alabama. It took effect at Feb 21, 2019, 2:28 AM CST. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 20, 2019, 7:54 PM CST (01:54 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 21, 2019, 2:28 AM CST
Expired: Feb 26, 2019, 10:19 PM CST
In force: 6 days
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Limestone County, AL, Giles County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:55 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 Elk River near Prospect (PSPT1). The gauge peaked at 32.27 ft at Feb 24, 2019, 4:00 PM CST.

Action stage: 22 ft
Minor stage: 25 ft
Moderate stage: 37 ft
Major stage: 40 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03584600, 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 Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Feb 20, 5:38 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 5:38 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 5:06 AM CST, 14 hours 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Nashville TN
506 AM CST Wed Feb 20 2019

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Stewart-Montgomery-Robertson-Sumner-Macon-Clay-Pickett-Houston-
Humphreys-Dickson-Cheatham-Davidson-Wilson-Trousdale-Smith-
Jackson-Putnam-Overton-Fentress-Perry-Hickman-Lewis-Williamson-
Maury-Marshall-Rutherford-Cannon-De Kalb-White-Cumberland-Bedford-
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506 AM CST Wed Feb 20 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Middle
Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Flash flooding and rises on creeks and rivers will be possible
this morning and early afternoon as waves of heavy rainfall
impact the area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

More rain will bring a continued threat of flash flooding Friday
morning through Saturday night. Additional rainfall totals of 2 to
4 inches will be possible across Middle Tennessee. These totals,
combined with the recent rainfall and already saturated ground,
could lead to significant flooding across the area.

Some strong to potentially severe thunderstorms may affect parts
of Middle Tennessee on Saturday or Saturday night. Damaging winds
and flooding will be possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed from Tuesday through
Sunday due to the potential for flooding.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 20, 8:08 PM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Giles	16 hr
Feb 20, 9:17 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Marshall	23 hr
Feb 20, 9:19 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Perry, Wayne	11 hr
Feb 20, 9:22 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Bedford	3 hr
Feb 20, 9:24 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Williamson	15 hr
Feb 21, 12:03 AM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Bedford	12 hr
Feb 21, 1:48 AM CST	Flash Flood Watch	OHX	Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland and 32 more	70 hr
Feb 21, 2:19 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Lawrence	18 hr
Feb 21, 12:10 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham	67 hr
Feb 21, 12:12 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	OHX	Giles	21 hr
Feb 21, 1:15 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Giles, Lawrence, Wayne	3 hr
Feb 21, 2:22 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 2 more	4 hr
Feb 21, 5:29 PM CST	River Flood Warning	OHX	Montgomery, Robertson	4 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2019 River Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

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.