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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Birmingham, AL

February 12, 2024Elmore County, Montgomery County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Feb 12, 2024, 4:36 AM CST for Elmore County, Montgomery County, Alabama. It took effect at Feb 12, 2024, 1:10 PM CST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 12, 2024, 4:36 AM CST (10:36 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 12, 2024, 1:10 PM CST
Expired: Feb 15, 2024, 6:46 PM CST
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Elmore County, AL, Montgomery County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Tallapoosa River at Tallapoosa Water Plant (MGYA1). The gauge peaked at 30.90 ft at Feb 14, 2024, 8:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 25 ft
Moderate stage: 32 ft
Major stage: 38 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02419890, 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 12, 2:58 AM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 2:58 AM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 3:41 AM CST, 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 11, 10:55 PM CST, 5 hours 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1055 PM CST Sun Feb 11 2024

ALZ019-021-028-029-120530-
Calhoun AL-Clay AL-Randolph AL-Cleburne AL-
1055 PM CST Sun Feb 11 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN RANDOLPH...SOUTHEASTERN
CALHOUN...CLEBURNE AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM
CST...

At 1055 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Corinth, or 7 miles south of Heflin, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Anniston, Oxford, Heflin, Fort McClellan, Ranburne, Fruithurst,
Edwardsville, Morrison Cross Roads, Barfield, Corinth, Muscadine,
Abernathy, Fosters Cross Roads, Delta, Mars Hills, Graham, Newell,
Coleman Lake And Campground, Choccolocco, and Trickem.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3333 8572 3374 8581 3385 8538 3340 8529
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 252DEG 49KT 3354 8561

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

25/Owen

Local storm report, Feb 12, 4:24 AM CST, 12 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, 7:38 PM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter	6 days
Feb 11, 10:05 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	25 min
Feb 11, 10:35 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay, Talladega	40 min
Feb 11, 10:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cleburne	35 min
Feb 12, 12:57 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Tallapoosa	3 hr
Feb 12, 1:18 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lee, Macon, Russell	117 min
Feb 12, 1:51 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Sumter	18 min
Feb 12, 2:19 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Bullock, Macon, Montgomery	3 hr
Feb 12, 2:29 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter	3 hr
Feb 12, 2:31 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Chambers, Lee	3 hr
Feb 12, 2:41 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Lee	5 hr
Feb 12, 2:43 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon, Montgomery	5 hr
Feb 12, 4:41 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes	2 hr
Feb 12, 8:39 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby	16 hr
Feb 12, 8:41 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Bibb, Dallas, Perry	27 hr
Feb 12, 8:42 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Dallas, Perry	5 hr
Feb 12, 8:44 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery	3 days
Feb 12, 9:50 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Dallas	4 days
Feb 12, 9:51 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes	3 days
Feb 12, 11:33 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	42 min
Feb 12, 12:09 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	36 min
Feb 12, 12:22 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb	38 min
Feb 12, 12:45 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	45 min
Feb 12, 1:10 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount	35 min
Feb 12, 3:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount, Calhoun, Clay, Coosa, Etowah, St. Clair and 2 more	59 min
Feb 12, 4:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph	59 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.