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River Flood Warning 48, NWS Birmingham, AL

December 14, 2022Sumter County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Dec 14, 2022, 7:48 PM CST for Sumter County, Alabama. It took effect at Dec 15, 2022, 9:30 AM CST. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 14, 2022, 7:48 PM CST (01:48 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 15, 2022, 9:30 AM CST
Expired: Dec 16, 2022, 10:12 AM CST
In force: 25 hr
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 01:48 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 Sucarnoochee River at Livingston (LVNA1).

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 Dec 14, 5:46 PM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 5:46 PM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 14, 3:55 AM CST, 15 hours 53 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
355 AM CST Wed Dec 14 2022

ALZ011>015-017>050-151300-
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-
355 AM CST Wed Dec 14 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

Severe storms will be possible this afternoon through tonight with
the highest threat across southern portions of Central Alabama.
Tornadoes and damaging winds will be possible.

Heavy rainfall and flash flooding will also be likely today and
tonight, generally across the northwest half of Central Alabama.

Wind gusts outside of thunderstorms may approach 35 mph mainly across
northern portions of Central Alabama today and tonight.

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

Minor flooding is possible along the Tombigbee and Lower Black
Warrior River basins Thursday through Sunday. See the latest flood
statements for more details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management will be needed
today and tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 14, 4:09 PM CST, 3 hours 39 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 14, 9:16 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Blount, Jefferson	3 hr
Dec 14, 9:40 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lowndes, Montgomery	3 hr
Dec 15, 9:10 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	25 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2022 Every river flood warning in 2022

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.