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River Flood Warning 43, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 8, 2022Jefferson County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Jun 8, 2022, 1:17 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Alabama. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2022, 1:17 PM CDT (18:17 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2022, 6:20 AM CDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

County Jefferson County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:17 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 Village Creek (AL) at Avenue W in Ensley (ENSA1). The gauge peaked at 13.05 ft at Jun 8, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
13 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02458450, 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 Jun 8, 1:05 PM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 1:05 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 4:43 AM CDT, 8 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
443 AM CDT Wed Jun 8 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-
Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour-
443 AM CDT Wed Jun 8 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

Strong to severe storms may occur today into this evening across
Central Alabama. Multiple waves of convection are expected with
breaks in between. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main
threats. Heavy rainfall may also lead to localized flooding in urban
and poor drainage areas.

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

Another system is expected to move into the area Friday afternoon
through Friday night. This could lead to severe storms capable of
producing damaging winds and large hail, mainly across the southwest
half of Central Alabama.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
today into this evening and again on Friday.

08

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 8, 8:30 AM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
830 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0721 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SE SHELBY COUNTY AIRP 33.16N 86.75W
06/08/2022                   SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

            ROADWAY IMPASSIBLE AT COUNTY ROAD 22 AND
            SUMMERCHASE PKWY IN CALERA DUE TO FLOODING.
            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

GGOGGINS
Local storm report, Jun 8, 8:40 AM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
840 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SE LEEDS              33.54N 86.54W
06/08/2022                   JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            FLOODING REPORTED IN LEEDS WITH SEVERAL
            ROADS IMPASSIBLE, INCLUDING THOSE CLOSE TO
            ATROX FACTORY. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

GGOGGINS
Local storm report, Jun 8, 9:45 AM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
945 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SYLACAUGA               33.17N 86.25W
06/08/2022                   TALLADEGA          AL   PUBLIC

            WIDESPREAD FLOODING REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE
            CITY OF SYLACAUGA, INCLUDING DOWNTOWN.

&&

GGOGGINS
Local storm report, Jun 8, 10:12 AM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1012 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0921 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 E MIGNON              33.18N 86.25W
06/08/2022                   TALLADEGA          AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MAJOR FLOODING REPORTED NEAR THE AOC FOOD
            MART ON HWY 21 IN SYLACAUGA. VIA SOCIAL
            MEDIA.

&&

GGOGGINS
Local storm report, Jun 8, 11:05 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1105 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0925 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 ENE MIGNON            33.20N 86.22W
06/08/2022                   TALLADEGA          AL   PUBLIC

            MAJOR FLOODING REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION
            OF MOATES RD AND OLDFIELD ROAD. WATER WAS
            FLOWING OVER THE INTERSECTION AND SUBMERGING
            A RAILROAD CROSSING. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

GGOGGINS
Local storm report, Jun 8, 11:08 AM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1108 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0856 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SYLACAUGA               33.17N 86.25W
06/08/2022                   TALLADEGA          AL   PUBLIC

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM
            SYLACAUGA. WIDESPREAD FLOODING REPORTED IN
            DOWNTOWN SYLACAUGA, WITH WATER APPROACHING
            BUILDINGS.

&&

GGOGGINS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 7:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXCalhoun, Cleburne66 min
Jun 7, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXDeKalb52 min
Jun 7, 8:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXCalhoun, Cleburne110 min
Jun 7, 10:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningBMXEtowah8 hr
Jun 8, 1:37 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXWalker, Winston3 hr
Jun 8, 2:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXJefferson, Shelby5 hr
Jun 8, 2:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXShelby34 min
Jun 8, 3:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXChilton, Shelby119 min
Jun 8, 3:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWalker46 min
Jun 8, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb45 min
Jun 8, 3:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb29 min
Jun 8, 3:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Tuscaloosa24 min
Jun 8, 3:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXJefferson34 min
Jun 8, 4:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb26 min
Jun 8, 4:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXWalker, Winston3 hr
Jun 8, 4:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXShelby3 hr
Jun 8, 4:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb35 min
Jun 8, 5:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Chilton47 min
Jun 8, 5:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXJefferson3 hr
Jun 8, 5:49 AM CDTFlood WatchBMXBibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay and 13 more19 hr
Jun 8, 6:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChilton, Coosa48 min
Jun 8, 7:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXSt. Clair, Shelby, Talladega3 hr
Jun 8, 7:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningBMXJefferson, Shelby17 hr
Jun 8, 8:22 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXClay, Talladega3 hr
Jun 8, 11:27 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningBMXClay, Talladega5 hr
Jun 8, 12:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Marion41 min
Jun 8, 12:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXBibb, Jefferson, Shelby8 hr
Jun 8, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarion28 min
Jun 8, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb33 min
Jun 8, 2:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXShelby48 min
Jun 8, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXShelby43 min
Jun 8, 2:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTalladega46 min
Jun 8, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXJefferson35 min
Jun 8, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXSt. Clair48 min
Jun 8, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXSt. Clair33 min
Jun 8, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun27 min
Jun 8, 4:48 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningBMXClay, Talladega4 hr
Jun 8, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion58 min
Jun 8, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion35 min
Jun 8, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWinston27 min
Jun 8, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLamar38 min
Jun 8, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXFayette, Walker46 min
Jun 8, 6:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWinston42 min
Jun 8, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarion50 min
Jun 8, 6:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWalker40 min
Jun 8, 6:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXMarion, Winston3 hr

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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.