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River Flood Warning 23, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 13, 2023Sumter County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Jul 13, 2023, 8:01 AM CDT for Sumter County, Alabama. It took effect at Jul 13, 2023, 8:50 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 2023, 8:01 AM CDT (13:01 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 13, 2023, 8:50 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 18, 2023, 10:54 PM CDT
In force: 6 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 13:04 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).

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 Jul 13, 6:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 6:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 3:26 AM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
326 AM CDT Thu Jul 13 2023

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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-
326 AM CDT Thu Jul 13 2023

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...Friday through Wednesday.

The combination of increasing temperatures and high humidity could
produce afternoon heat indices around 105 degrees Friday through
Sunday and again on Tuesday and Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management is not
expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:44 AM CDT, 17 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
744 AM CDT Thu Jul 13 2023

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

0644 AM     Flash Flood      Livingston              32.58N 88.19W
07/13/2023                   Sumter             AL   Emergency Mngr

            Bridge overflowing with water with roadway
            impassible in the Happy Hollow area of
            Livingston.

&&

GGOGGINS

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:49 AM CDT, 12 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
749 AM CDT Thu Jul 13 2023

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

0648 AM     Flash Flood      2 NW York               32.51N 88.32W
07/13/2023                   Sumter             AL   Emergency Mngr

            Water flowing over Interstate 20/59
            westbound at mile marker 6. ALDOT
            responding.

&&

GGOGGINS

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:53 AM CDT, 8 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
753 AM CDT Thu Jul 13 2023

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

0649 AM     Flash Flood      1 N University of West  32.61N 88.18W
07/13/2023                   Sumter             AL   Emergency Mngr

            Water entering a home on North Washington St
            (US 11) close to Downtown Livingston due to
            Flash Flooding.

&&

GGOGGINS

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:58 AM CDT, 3 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
758 AM CDT Thu Jul 13 2023

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

0653 AM     Flash Flood      Coatopa                 32.49N 88.07W
07/13/2023                   Sumter             AL   Emergency Mngr

            AL Hwy 28 between County Rd 23 and County Rd
            22 is impassible due to water over the
            roadway.

&&

GGOGGINS

Local storm report, Jul 13, 8:01 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
801 AM CDT Thu Jul 13 2023

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

0711 AM     Flash Flood      York                    32.49N 88.29W
07/13/2023                   Sumter             AL   Emergency Mngr

            Family of 4 reported trapped in their home
            due to flash flooding on Wood Ave in York.
            EMA confirms water rescue was ongoing at the
            time of the report.

&&

GGOGGINS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 5:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Sumter	3 hr
Jul 13, 6:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Sumter	8 hr
Jul 13, 8:28 AM CDT	Flood Watch	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Marengo and 4 more	9 hr
Jul 13, 9:03 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	BMX	Sumter	5 hr
Jul 13, 10:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Pickens	4 hr
Jul 13, 1:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	BMX	Sumter	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2023 Every river flood warning in 2023

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.