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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Birmingham, AL

March 25, 2022Dallas County, Perry County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Mar 25, 2022, 9:02 AM CDT for Dallas County, Perry County, Alabama. It took effect at Mar 25, 2022, 5:30 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 25, 2022, 9:02 AM CDT (14:02 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 25, 2022, 5:30 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 26, 2022, 8:57 AM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Dallas County, AL, Perry County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:05 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 at Suttle (SUTA1).

Action stage
28 ft
Minor stage
32 ft
Moderate stage
43 ft
Major stage
55 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02424590, 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 25, 6:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 6:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 3:29 AM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
329 AM CDT Fri Mar 25 2022

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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-
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329 AM CDT Fri Mar 25 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

River flooding is ongoing along portions of the Tombigbee and Black
Warrior river basins. Please refer to river products for specific
information.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

River flooding is ongoing along portions of the Tombigbee and Black
Warrior river basins. Please refer to river products for specific
information.

There is a low end threat for severe thunderstorms, including
tornadoes, on Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
next Wednesday.

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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.