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River Flood Warning 10, NWS Birmingham, AL

February 10, 2024Greene County, Hale County, Marengo County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Feb 10, 2024, 7:04 PM CST for Greene County, Hale County, Marengo County, Alabama. It took effect at Feb 12, 2024, 11:27 PM CST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 10, 2024, 7:04 PM CST (01:04 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 12, 2024, 11:27 PM CST
Expired: Feb 16, 2024, 7:30 AM CST
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Marengo County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Black Warrior River below Selden Dam (WLDA1). The gauge peaked at 96.39 ft at Feb 13, 2024, 10:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 90 ft
Minor stage: 90 ft
Moderate stage: 102 ft
Major stage: 105 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02466030, 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 Feb 10, 5:39 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 5:39 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 3:38 AM CST, 15 hours 26 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
Feb 11, 5:44 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Marengo, Sumter	54 hr
Feb 11, 9:57 AM CST	Flood Watch	BMX	Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 25 more	30 hr
Feb 11, 3:01 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes, Montgomery	70 min
Feb 11, 3:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	25 min
Feb 11, 3:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon, Montgomery	22 min
Feb 11, 3:54 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Bullock, Macon, Montgomery	3 hr
Feb 11, 4:11 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes, Montgomery	2 hr
Feb 11, 5:39 PM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Montgomery	3 days
Feb 11, 5:42 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lee, Macon, Russell	2 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2024 Every river flood warning in 2024

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.