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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Huntsville, AL

February 22, 2022Jackson County, Madison County, Marshall County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this river flood warning at Feb 22, 2022, 2:59 PM CST for Jackson County, Madison County, Marshall County, Alabama. It took effect at Feb 23, 2022, 10:38 AM CST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2022, 2:59 PM CST (20:59 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 23, 2022, 10:38 AM CST
Expired
Feb 26, 2022, 1:30 PM CST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Jackson County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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 Paint Rock River (AL) near Woodville (WDVA1). The gauge peaked at 19.18 ft at Feb 24, 2022, 8:00 AM CST.

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Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
19 ft
Major stage
22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03574500, 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 Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Feb 22, 2:27 PM CST, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 2:27 PM CST, 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 12:03 PM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
1203 PM CST Tue Feb 22 2022

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-231000-
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN-
1203 PM CST Tue Feb 22 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north Alabama and portions of
southern middle Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop to our southwest late
this afternoon and track northeastward into the region through the
early evening hours. Should these storms become supercellular,
severe weather is possible, including tornadoes, damaging winds, and
large hail.

An additional band of moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms
will evolve along a southward-moving cold front that will move
across the area during the early morning hours of Wednesday. Although
conditions be less favorable for tornadoes by the time this feature
arrives, damaging winds up to 60 MPH will remain a threat.
Widespread, locally heavy rainfall will also lead to a high risk for
areal and flash flooding, and a Flood Watch remains in effect for the
entire outlook area through noon Wednesday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

Any lingering thunderstorm activity associated with the cold front
will end across the southeastern counties shortly after sunrise on
Wednesday. However, the front is expected to lift northward into the
region as a warm front early Thursday morning. A few elevated
thunderstorms will be possible as this occurs.

A final band of showers and thunderstorms featuring a risk of gusty
winds and locally heavy rainfall will occur late Thursday night or
early Friday morning, ahead of a stronger cold front.

Another storm system is expected to impact the outlook area over the
weekend, with a wintry mixture of rain and snow possible across the
region.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel is
possible from late this afternoon through Wednesday morning.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 22, 2:57 PM CST, 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
257 PM CST Tue Feb 22 2022

TNZ076-096-222145-
Moore TN-Lincoln TN-
257 PM CST Tue Feb 22 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Moore and
north central Lincoln Counties through 345 PM CST...

At 256 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Petersburg, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Petersburg and Chestnut Ridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3535 8630 3529 8670 3531 8668 3533 8660
      3536 8660 3537 8659 3535 8654 3536 8649
      3534 8646 3536 8633 3538 8633 3539 8630
      3541 8627 3540 8627
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 256DEG 36KT 3537 8660

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

KTW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 5:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLauderdale29 min
Feb 21, 9:11 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLincoln34 min
Feb 22, 2:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMoore48 min

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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.