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National Weather Service: Flash Flood Warning , Areal Flood Watch |
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Forecast
As of 8:26 PM CST on January 6, 2009
Rest of Tonight...Widespread showers until midnight...then light rain likely after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible until midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Wednesday...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning...then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Near steady temperature in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday Night...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
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Flash Flood Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 9:51 PM CST on January 6, 2009
... A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 1130 PM CST for
Franklin... southern Lincoln... Lawrence... DeKalb... Jackson...
Madison... Limestone... Marshall... Cullman and Morgan counties...
At 950 PM CST... flooding and flash flooding were still occurring
throughout north central and northeast Alabama... with light to
moderate rain continuing.
Rainfall amounts up to one tenth of an inch per hour can be
expected. These will not create new flooding problems but may
prolong or enhance existing flood concerns for a time.
Indian Creek at Madison and big Wills Creek near Fort Payne are both
above their established flood stages. These both will continue to be
above flood stage through at least midnight. A number of other small
creeks and streams throughout the Flash Flood Warning area are also
still flooded. Consult our website and click on the rivers and lakes
link on the left side to see the latest observed data.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding. If flash flooding is observed act quickly. Move
up to higher ground to escape flood waters. Do not stay in areas
subject to flooding when water begins rising.
Lat... Lon 3420 8584 3418 8619 3410 8631 3426 8645
3426 8651 3400 8673 3386 8698 3388 8708
3394 8712 3430 8712 3431 8753 3463 8749
3511 8667 3517 8637 3513 8631 3519 8629
3527 8589 3500 8587 3499 8560 3452 8551
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806 PM CST Tue Jan 06 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the Flint River at Brownsboro
* until late Wednesday night
* at 7 PM Tuesday the stage was 15.6 feet
* minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 17.0 feet
* forecast... rise above flood stage tonight and continue to rise
to near 18.5 feet by Wednesday morning. The river will fall below
flood stage by Wednesday evening.
* Impact... at 19.0 feet... water begins to flood yards on the
downstream side of the Brownsboro Road bridge.
* Flood history... this crest compares to a previous crest of 18.6
feet on Dec 17 2000.
River flood observed mid 6am noon 6pm crest
location stage stg day time Wed Wed Wed Wed stg day time
Flint River
Brownsboro 17.0 15.6 Tue 7 PM 17.6 18.5 18.0 17.4 18.5 Wed 6am
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804 PM CST Tue Jan 06 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the Paint Rock river near Woodville
* until Friday evening
* at 7 PM Tuesday the stage was 14.2 feet
* minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 16.0 feet
* forecast... rise above flood stage after midnight tonight and
continue to rise to near 18.0 feet by midday Thursday. The
river will fall below flood stage by Friday afternoon.
* Impact... at 16.0 feet... flood waters affect mostly bottomland along
the river... including low-lying farm and pasturelands.
* Flood history... this crest compares to a previous crest of 18.3
feet on Mar 7 2004.
River flood observed mid 6am noon 6pm crest
location stage stg day time Wed Wed Wed Wed stg day time
Paint Rock river
Woodville 16.0 14.2 Tue 7 PM 15.5 16.6 17.2 17.4 18.0 Thu 12pm
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Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 10:08 am CST on January 6, 2009
... Flood Watch remains in effect through this evening...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee...
including the following areas... in north Alabama... Colbert...
Cullman... DeKalb... Franklin... Jackson... Lauderdale...
Lawrence... Limestone... Madison... Marshall and Morgan. In
southern middle Tennessee... Franklin... Lincoln and Moore.
* Through this evening
* periods of moderate to heavy rain will continue to affect the
Tennessee Valley through this evening... as a low pressure system
approaches the lower Mississippi Valley and tracks to the
northeast. Rainfall totals through mid morning have reached
nearly 3 inches in parts of Cullman... Marshall... and DeKalb
counties... with one half to one inch elsewhere across the
region. Additional rainfall of 1 to 3 inches can be expected...
with the highest amounts likely to occur in Cullman...
Marshall... and DeKalb counties... where the heaviest rain has
already fallen.
* Storm total rainfall amounts will range from two to four
inches... with isolated locations receiving over five inches.
Multiple reports of flooding have already been received... and
additional flooding on and around creeks and rivers is expected
as more rainfall moves into the area. In addition... some larger
area rivers are forecast to approach or exceed flood stage.
Monitor the latest river flood watches... warnings... or
statements for the latest on the flooding risks for larger rivers.
A Flood Watch means that flooding is possible but not imminent in
the watch area. People in the watch area are advised to check
preparedness requirements... keep informed... and be ready for
quick action if flooding threatens.
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