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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Birmingham, AL

January 10, 2024Montgomery County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Jan 10, 2024, 5:30 PM CST for Montgomery County, Alabama. It took effect at Jan 10, 2024, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2024, 5:30 PM CST (23:30 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2024, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 11, 2024, 8:27 AM CST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Montgomery County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 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 Catoma Creek near Montgomery (CATA1).

Action stage
17 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
24 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02421000, 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 Jan 10, 3:10 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 3:10 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 4:01 AM CST, 13 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
401 AM CST Wed Jan 10 2024

ALZ011>015-017>050-111315-
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-
401 AM CST Wed Jan 10 2024

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...Thursday through Tuesday.

Severe storms are possible on Friday. Threats include tornadoes, damaging
winds up to 60 mph, and hail up to quarter size. The relatively
highest threat will be south of Interstate 20. Winds outside of
thunderstorms will also gust to 35 to 45 mph.

There is a chance of a light wintry mix late Sunday night and Monday,
mainly in far northern portions of Central Alabama. Any accumulations
or impacts remain uncertain at this time.

A very cold air mass will move in Monday night. Lows below 20 degrees
will be possible Monday and Tuesday nights, with wind chills at or
below zero Tuesday morning in northwestern portions of Central
Alabama.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
on Friday.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 9, 7:37 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningBMXChambers, Randolph, Tallapoosa14 hr

Nearby

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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.