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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 25, 2026Greene County, Hale County, Marengo County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at May 25, 2026, 10:17 AM CDT for Greene County, Hale County, Marengo County, Alabama. It took effect at May 27, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 25, 2026, 10:17 AM CDT (15:17 UTC)
In effect from
May 27, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 26, 2026, 10:14 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 15:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 96.26 ft at May 26, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT.

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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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 11:29 PM CDTFlood WatchBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 29 more47 hr
May 25, 5:21 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton and 15 more5 hr
May 25, 3:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXEtowah3 hr
May 25, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCherokee26 min
May 25, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCherokee48 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2026Every river flood warning in 2026

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.