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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
900 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2008
...RIVER FORECAST SERVICES TO BE IMPLEMENTED ON THE FLINT RIVER AND 
ALDRIDGE CREEK IN MADISON COUNTY...
ON OCTOBER 30TH 2008...RIVER FORECAST SERVICES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED 
ON THREE RIVER LOCATIONS IN MADISON COUNTY ALABAMA.
FULL FORECAST AND WARNING SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE FLINT 
RIVER AT BROWNSBORO. THIS SITE IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 
72 ON THE FLINT RIVER. FORECASTS AT THIS LOCATION WILL HELP PROVIDE 
BETTER ADVANCE WARNING TO RESIDENTS IN THE BROWNSBORO AREA WHEN 
FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. A FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED FOR BROWNSBORO 
DAILY FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECAST CENTER IN SLIDELL 
LOUISIANA. WHEN THE FORECAST INDICATES THE FLINT RIVER AT BROWNSBORO 
WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN 
HUNTSVILLE WILL ISSUE A FLOOD WARNING...AND FOLLOW IT UP WITH FLOOD 
STATEMENTS UNTIL THE THREAT IS OVER.
THE FLOOD STAGE OF THE FLINT RIVER AT BROWNSBORO IS 17 FEET.
THESE NEW FORECAST SERVICES DO NOT AFFECT THE RIVER FORECASTS AND 
WARNINGS ALREADY BEING PROVIDED FURTHER UPSTREAM ON THE FLINT RIVER 
NEAR CHASE.
LOCAL RIVER FORECAST SUPPORT AND WARNING SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED 
ON ALDRIDGE CREEK AT SHERWOOD DRIVE NEAR JONES VALLEY...AND AT 
MOUNTAIN GAP ROAD IN THE FARLEY COMMUNITY. FOR THESE POINTS...A 
DAILY FORECAST WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. HOWEVER...WHEN INDICATIONS ARE 
THAT EITHER OF THESE POINTS WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING...AND FOLLOW THAT UP WITH FLASH FLOOD STATEMENTS UNTIL THE 
THREAT IS OVER.
THE FLOOD STAGE OF ALDRIDGE CREEK AT SHERWOOD DRIVE IS 12 FEET. THE 
FLOOD STAGE AT FARLEY IS 11 FEET.
TO OBTAIN LOCAL RIVER FORECASTS AND OBSERVATIONS...VISIT 
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV /ALL LOWER CASE/ AND CLICK ON NORTHERN 
ALABAMA TO VIEW ALL THE LOCAL RIVER FORECAST AND OBSERVATION SITES. 
YOU MAY ALSO VISIT THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT 
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE /ALL LOWER CASE/ AND CLICK ON THE 
RIVERS AND LAKES LINK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE FOR THE SAME 
INFORMATION.
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ELLIOTT