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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Birmingham, AL

February 6, 2020Bibb County, Jefferson County, Shelby County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Feb 6, 2020, 6:39 AM CST for Bibb County, Jefferson County, Shelby County, Alabama. It took effect at Feb 6, 2020, 7:43 AM CST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 6, 2020, 6:39 AM CST (12:39 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 6, 2020, 7:43 AM CST
Expired: Feb 7, 2020, 7:36 PM CST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Bibb County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Shelby County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:37 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 Cahaba River near Cahaba Heights (CHGA1). The gauge peaked at 22.07 ft at Feb 6, 2020, 9:00 PM CST.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 22 ft
Major stage: 24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02423425, 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 Feb 6, 6:08 AM CST, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 6:08 AM CST, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 6, 4:31 AM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
431 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2020

ALZ011>015-017>050-071345-
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-
431 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

There is a threat of tornadoes, damaging winds, and quarter size
hail through 10AM, mainly east of a line from Talladega to Uniontown.
The potential for flooding of roadways and creeks due to continued
rainfall exists east of a line from Blountsville to Tuscaloosa.

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

Water rises are expected on Catoma Creek as well as the Tombigbee
and Black Warrior River basins. Minor river flooding is forecast to
occur by Friday and last into early next week for some locations.
Please refer to river statements for specific details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management is requested
through Thursday morning.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 6, 3:17 AM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
317 AM CST THU FEB 6 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0205 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE BESSEMER AIRPORT  33.28N 86.90W
02/06/2020                   SHELBY             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE MOSS BENDS
            SUBDIVISION, SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 13.

&&

14

Local storm report, Feb 6, 3:26 AM CST, 3 hours 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
326 AM CST THU FEB 6 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0214 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW OLD SPRING HILL   32.47N 87.79W
02/06/2020                   MARENGO            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL MANUFACTURED HOMES DESTROYED AT THE
            INTERSECTION OF HWY 43 AND COUNTY ROAD 54,
            SOUTH OF DEMOPOLIS.

&&

14

Local storm report, Feb 6, 3:46 AM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
346 AM CST THU FEB 6 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0320 AM     FLOOD            2 ESE HOOVER            33.40N 86.78W
02/06/2020                   JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADWAYS, INCLUDING I-459
            AND I-65 IN THE HOOVER AREA.

&&

14

Special weather statement, Feb 6, 4:12 AM CST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
412 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2020

ALZ025-061100-
Shelby AL-
412 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 500 AM CST...

At 412 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
University Of Montevallo, or near Montevallo, moving northeast at 60
mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hoover, Alabaster, Pelham, Helena, Leeds, Calera, Chelsea,
Montevallo, Columbiana, Wilsonville, Indian Springs Village, Vincent,
Harpersville, Westover, Wilton, American Village, Oak Mountain State
Park, Vandiver, Maylene and Patton Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Birmingham.

&&

LAT...LON 3350 8648 3350 8638 3339 8638 3335 8634
      3334 8637 3329 8636 3328 8643 3319 8650
      3312 8646 3308 8651 3305 8660 3307 8685
      3305 8690 3310 8697 3316 8697 3317 8703
      3325 8701 3347 8667 3347 8661 3354 8652
TIME...MOT...LOC 1012Z 226DEG 50KT 3314 8689

40/Sizemore

Local storm report, Feb 6, 6:12 AM CST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
612 AM CST THU FEB 6 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0214 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW OLD SPRING HILL   32.47N 87.79W
02/06/2020                   MARENGO            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 FATAL, 1 INJ ***
            UPDATED TO ADD INJURY/FATALITY. TWO
            MANUFACTURED HOMES DESTROYED AT THE
            INTERSECTION OF HWY 43 AND COUNTY ROAD 54,
            SOUTH OF DEMOPOLIS.

&&

14

Special weather statement, Feb 6, 6:19 AM CST, 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
619 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2020

ALZ019-021-027>029-061245-
Calhoun AL-Clay AL-Talladega AL-Randolph AL-Cleburne AL-
619 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL TALLADEGA...
NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN...CLEBURNE AND EASTERN
CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM CST...

At 619 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Anniston to near Ashland. Movement was
northeast at 65 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Anniston, Oxford, Heflin, Lineville, Ashland, Cobb Town, West
End-Cobb Town, Munford, Hobson City, Ranburne, Fruithurst,
Edwardsville, Morrison Cross Roads, Barfield, Anniston Regional
Airport, Muscadine, Abernathy, Fosters Cross Roads, Oxford Lake and
Delta.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3315 8599 3362 8592 3396 8543 3396 8541
      3393 8539 3344 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 1219Z 219DEG 56KT 3365 8582 3323 8585

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 5, 6:05 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Marion	3 hr
Feb 5, 6:10 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	50 min
Feb 5, 6:26 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	49 min
Feb 5, 6:30 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lamar	3 hr
Feb 5, 7:02 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	28 min
Feb 5, 7:09 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	51 min
Feb 5, 7:24 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	36 min
Feb 5, 10:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Hale	35 min
Feb 5, 10:27 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Pickens	5 hr
Feb 5, 10:30 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	30 min
Feb 5, 10:37 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	4 hr
Feb 5, 10:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	33 min
Feb 5, 11:21 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Greene, Sumter	5 hr
Feb 5, 11:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Sumter	46 min
Feb 5, 11:51 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	24 min
Feb 5, 11:58 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Sumter, Tuscaloosa	6 hr
Feb 6, 12:05 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Blount, Etowah, St. Clair	5 hr
Feb 6, 12:08 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	52 min
Feb 6, 12:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	46 min
Feb 6, 12:27 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Hale	33 min
Feb 6, 12:46 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Etowah, St. Clair	44 min
Feb 6, 12:47 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson, Walker	6 hr
Feb 6, 12:47 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Hale, Perry	42 min
Feb 6, 12:54 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne	96 min
Feb 6, 1:19 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marengo, Sumter	56 min
Feb 6, 1:33 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	57 min
Feb 6, 1:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale	64 min
Feb 6, 1:57 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	BMX	Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair	9 hr
Feb 6, 1:59 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Shelby	20 min
Feb 6, 2:23 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby	52 min
Feb 6, 2:35 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bibb, Hale, Perry	40 min
Feb 6, 2:50 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Dallas	25 min
Feb 6, 2:53 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair	39 min
Feb 6, 2:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter	47 min
Feb 6, 3:12 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby	51 min
Feb 6, 3:22 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Cherokee	26 min
Feb 6, 3:31 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Perry	42 min
Feb 6, 3:35 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby	3 hr
Feb 6, 4:06 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Jefferson	17 hr
Feb 6, 4:12 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	48 min
Feb 6, 4:41 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Clay, Cleburne, Randolph	12 min
Feb 6, 5:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, Coosa, Talladega	32 min
Feb 6, 6:19 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay, Cleburne	26 min
Feb 6, 6:32 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph and 3 more	3 hr
Feb 6, 6:52 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson, Shelby	6 hr
Feb 6, 7:05 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa	25 min
Feb 6, 7:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tallapoosa	44 min
Feb 6, 7:43 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Tuscaloosa	44 hr
Feb 6, 7:43 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter, Tuscaloosa	60 hr
Feb 6, 7:46 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	3 days
Feb 6, 7:50 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter	19 days
Feb 6, 7:53 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Sumter	10 days
Feb 6, 8:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers, Randolph, Tallapoosa	46 min
Feb 6, 8:32 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	43 min
Feb 6, 8:41 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery and 2 more	3 hr
Feb 6, 8:49 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Bibb, Dallas, Perry	48 hr
Feb 6, 9:27 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lowndes, Montgomery	40 min
Feb 6, 9:28 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph and 4 more	3 hr
Feb 6, 9:54 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Bullock, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Russell	3 hr
Feb 6, 9:58 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon	47 min
Feb 6, 10:06 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon	33 min
Feb 6, 10:27 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee, Russell	34 min
Feb 6, 1:41 PM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Chambers, Elmore, Macon, Randolph, Tallapoosa	19 hr
Feb 6, 1:46 PM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Dallas, Perry	10 days
Feb 6, 1:46 PM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Dallas, Perry	43 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2020 Every river flood warning in 2020

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.