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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Birmingham, AL

February 13, 20255 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Feb 13, 2025, 10:25 AM CST for 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Feb 13, 2025, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 13, 2025, 10:25 AM CST (16:25 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 13, 2025, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 13, 2025, 8:11 PM CST
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Chilton County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Shelby County, AL, Talladega County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Coosa River at Childersburg (CHLA1).

Action stage
402 ft
Minor stage
402 ft
Moderate stage
407 ft
Major stage
410 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02407000, 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 13, 6:22 AM CST, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 6:22 AM CST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 12, 6:28 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXChilton5 hr
Feb 12, 7:00 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningBMXChambers, Randolph, Tallapoosa25 hr
Feb 12, 7:10 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXClay, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega6 hr
Feb 12, 7:22 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXWinston6 hr
Feb 12, 7:52 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXCalhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Talladega5 hr
Feb 12, 7:57 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXDallas, Perry3 hr
Feb 12, 8:00 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXGreene, Marengo, Sumter3 hr
Feb 12, 8:15 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXJefferson, Shelby6 hr
Feb 12, 8:23 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Chilton, Dallas6 hr
Feb 12, 8:25 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXBlount3 hr
Feb 12, 8:40 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCoosa50 min
Feb 12, 8:46 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXSt. Clair3 hr
Feb 12, 8:56 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXCoosa, Elmore6 hr
Feb 12, 9:36 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXTallapoosa6 hr
Feb 12, 9:59 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXHale, Marengo, Perry3 hr
Feb 12, 10:32 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXAutauga, Chilton, Dallas, Perry6 hr
Feb 12, 10:35 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXCoosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa6 hr
Feb 12, 10:39 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXChambers, Randolph4 hr
Feb 12, 10:49 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXCoosa, Shelby, Talladega3 hr
Feb 12, 11:28 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery6 hr
Feb 12, 11:37 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLowndes, Montgomery53 min
Feb 12, 11:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLowndes, Montgomery35 min
Feb 12, 11:56 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXMontgomery2 hr
Feb 13, 12:17 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLee58 min
Feb 13, 12:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChambers, Lee33 min
Feb 13, 12:54 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBullock51 min
Feb 13, 1:02 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXChambers, Lee3 hr
Feb 13, 1:37 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXLee3 hr
Feb 13, 2:19 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXPike3 hr
Feb 13, 2:58 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningBMXCherokee43 hr

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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.