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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Birmingham, AL

March 21, 2022Sumter County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Mar 21, 2022, 8:08 PM CDT for Sumter County, Alabama. It took effect at Mar 22, 2022, 9:45 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2022, 8:08 PM CDT (01:08 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2022, 9:45 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 27, 2022, 8:04 PM CDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Sumter County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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 Sucarnoochee River at Livingston (LVNA1). The gauge peaked at 20.64 ft at Mar 26, 2022, 2:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
18 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02467500, 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 Mar 21, 6:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 6:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 4:28 AM CDT, 15 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
428 AM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022

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Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega-
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428 AM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon
through Tuesday night across Central Alabama. Threats include
tornadoes, damaging winds up to 60 mph, and large hail.

Locally heavy rainfall is likely Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday
night. One to three inches of rain is possible, with locally higher
amounts. This could lead to flooding of low-lying or poor-drainage
areas.

Non-thunderstorm wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph are possible across
Central Alabama Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night. This could lead
to sporadic tree fall and power outages.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be
needed Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Pickens81 min
Mar 22, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion42 min
Mar 22, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXFayette, Marion52 min
Mar 22, 4:15 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXSumter60 min
Mar 22, 4:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXLamar, Pickens2 hr
Mar 22, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWinston58 min
Mar 22, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXGreene39 min
Mar 22, 5:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPickens24 min
Mar 22, 5:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXGreene, Pickens, Sumter2 hr
Mar 22, 5:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTuscaloosa58 min
Mar 22, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXGreene, Sumter65 min
Mar 22, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene22 min
Mar 22, 6:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXFayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker and 1 more2 hr
Mar 22, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTuscaloosa41 min
Mar 22, 6:58 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXTuscaloosa31 min
Mar 22, 6:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXGreene, Sumter2 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.