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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 29, 2026Greene County, Hale County, Marengo County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Apr 29, 2026, 2:22 PM CDT for Greene County, Hale County, Marengo County, Alabama. It took effect at May 1, 2026, 6:15 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 29, 2026, 2:22 PM CDT (19:22 UTC)
In effect from: May 1, 2026, 6:15 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 30, 2026, 11:30 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

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Black Warrior River below Selden Dam (WLDA1). The gauge peaked at 96.23 ft at Apr 29, 2026, 2:00 AM CDT.

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 Apr 29, 1:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 1:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 29, 10:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 11:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 11:48 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 12:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 12:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 12:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 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 28, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	28 min
Apr 28, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	44 min
Apr 28, 9:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	49 min
Apr 28, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	50 min
Apr 28, 11:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	24 min
Apr 28, 11:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens	39 min
Apr 28, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	34 min
Apr 29, 12:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker	48 min
Apr 29, 12:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	39 min
Apr 29, 12:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Perry	36 min
Apr 29, 12:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	42 min
Apr 29, 1:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore	38 min
Apr 29, 1:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb, Shelby	48 min
Apr 29, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery and 1 more	46 min
Apr 29, 3:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	24 min
Apr 29, 5:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	41 min
Apr 29, 6:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	45 min
Apr 29, 6:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	36 min
Apr 29, 6:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	32 min
Apr 29, 7:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	45 min
Apr 29, 7:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	43 min
Apr 29, 7:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	39 min
Apr 29, 8:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Sumter	45 min
Apr 29, 8:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Sumter	44 min
Apr 29, 9:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Pickens, Sumter	35 hr
Apr 29, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	28 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.