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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this river flood warning at Mar 24, 2020, 10:04 AM CDT for Franklin County, Lincoln County, Tennessee. It took effect at Mar 24, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2020, 10:04 AM CDT (15:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2020, 7:43 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Franklin County, TN, Lincoln County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Elk River (TN) near Fayetteville (FYTT1). The gauge peaked at 19.67 ft at Mar 23, 2020, 11:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 17.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03582000, 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 Mar 24, 8:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 8:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Huntsville AL 618 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-251100- Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan- Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN- 618 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north Alabama and portions of southern middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Thunderstorms will continue this morning as a warm front moves northward across the area. A few of these storms may be capable of producing hail up to the size of pennies and locally heavy rainfall amounts up to about one inch. A second round of thunderstorms is expected to develop to our west and move into the area this afternoon. Conditions appear favorable for the development of strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes. Storms will shift eastward across the remainder of the Tennessee Valley during the evening, with a continued threat for severe weather. In addition, heavy rainfall from the thunderstorm activity will increase the risk for flash flooding today. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect from 7 AM until 1 AM Wednesday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... Additional thunderstorms are possible across the region on Saturday, although coverage and intensity is expected to be lower at this point. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel is possible this afternoon and evening. KDW
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 24, 8:52 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Mar 24, 4:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 4 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 24, 6:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 54 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 2 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 2 hr |
| Mar 24, 10:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 7 days |
| Mar 24, 10:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 4 days |
| Mar 24, 10:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 51 min |
| Mar 24, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 24 min |
| Mar 24, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 35 min |
| Mar 24, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert | 26 min |
| Mar 24, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert | 32 min |
| Mar 24, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lawrence | 42 min |
| Mar 24, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 38 min |
| Mar 24, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 9 min |
| Mar 24, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin | 51 min |
| Mar 24, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 31 min |
| Mar 24, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 26 min |
| Mar 24, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 35 min |
| Mar 24, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin, Moore | 45 min |
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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.