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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Birmingham, AL

February 15, 2025Greene County, Hale County, Marengo County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Feb 15, 2025, 10:36 AM CST for Greene County, Hale County, Marengo County, Alabama. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2025, 10:36 AM CST (16:36 UTC)
Expired
Feb 15, 2025, 7:13 PM CST
In force
9 hr
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 16:36 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 Black Warrior River below Selden Dam (WLDA1). The gauge peaked at 96.23 ft at Feb 15, 2025, 7:00 PM CST.

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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 15, 6:56 AM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 6:56 AM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 4:19 AM CST, 6 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
419 AM CST Sat Feb 15 2025

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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-
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419 AM CST Sat Feb 15 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the
National Weather Service office in Birmingham.

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

There is a level 2 to 3 risk, out of 5, for severe storms affecting
central Alabama tonight. Threats include tornadoes and damaging,
straight-line winds. This threat could begin as early as 9 pm in the
western part of the state and end as late as 4 am in the eastern
part of the state.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management is needed for
tonight.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 10:52 AM CSTWind AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more22 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.