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River Flood Warning 31, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 9, 20244 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Apr 9, 2024, 8:54 AM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Apr 12, 2024, 9:51 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 9, 2024, 8:54 AM CDT (13:54 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 12, 2024, 9:51 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 11, 2024, 9:30 AM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

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

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Tombigbee River at Demopolis Lock and Dam (DLDA1). The gauge peaked at 78.83 ft at Apr 12, 2024, 9:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 68 ft
Minor stage: 68 ft
Moderate stage: 77 ft
Major stage: 92 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02467000, 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 Apr 9, 6:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 6:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 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
Apr 8, 8:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Pickens, Sumter	6 days
Apr 9, 4:47 AM CDT	Flood Watch	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	44 hr
Apr 9, 8:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Marengo, Sumter	60 hr
Apr 9, 8:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Sumter	48 hr
Apr 9, 8:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby	12 hr
Apr 9, 8:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Montgomery	29 hr
Apr 9, 9:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Bibb, Dallas, Perry	12 hr
Apr 9, 9:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo	29 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.