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River Flood Warning 57, NWS Birmingham, AL

February 19, 2020Montgomery County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Feb 19, 2020, 7:37 PM CST for Montgomery County, Alabama. It took effect at Feb 20, 2020, 8:24 PM CST. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 19, 2020, 7:37 PM CST (01:37 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 20, 2020, 8:24 PM CST
Expired: Feb 23, 2020, 8:02 AM CST
In force: 60 hr
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Montgomery County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:36 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 Catoma Creek near Montgomery (CATA1). The gauge peaked at 22.14 ft at Feb 22, 2020, 5:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02421000, 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 19, 5:58 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 5:58 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 19, 3:23 AM CST, 16 hours 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
323 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2020

ALZ011>015-017>050-201230-
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-
323 AM CST Wed Feb 19 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

Many river basins across Central Alabama are in flood stage. Please
see the latest river statements for specific details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

River basins will continue to experience flooding over the next
several days. Please see the latest river statements for specific
details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management is not
anticipated at this time.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 19, 8:27 PM CST	Flash Flood Watch	BMX	Autauga, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Coosa and 14 more	22 hr
Feb 20, 8:43 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Dallas, Perry	12 hr
Feb 20, 9:10 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Sumter	24 hr
Feb 20, 10:52 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Greene, Pickens, Sumter	3 hr
Feb 20, 11:06 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	3 hr
Feb 20, 12:52 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	BMX	Cherokee	24 hr
Feb 20, 2:04 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Bullock, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike	4 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.