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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Birmingham, AL

March 21, 2022Greene County, Hale County, Marengo County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Mar 21, 2022, 9:06 AM CDT for Greene County, Hale County, Marengo County, Alabama. It took effect at Mar 23, 2022, 1:11 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2022, 9:06 AM CDT (14:06 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2022, 1:11 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 28, 2022, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Marengo County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Black Warrior River below Selden Dam (WLDA1).

Action stage
90 ft
Minor stage
90 ft
Moderate stage
102 ft
Major stage
105 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02466030, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 21, 9:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXGreene, Marengo, Sumter21 days
Mar 21, 9:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXGreene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter7 days
Mar 21, 1:04 PM CDTFlood WatchBMXBibb, Blount, Chilton, Dallas, Fayette, Greene and 13 more39 hr
Mar 21, 1:13 PM CDTWind AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more38 hr
Mar 21, 1:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXGreene, Pickens, Sumter68 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.