Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 701 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA... .SEVERAL WAVES OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH SUNDAY. WITH THE PREVIOUS DAYS OF RAIN...THE SOIL IS QUITE SATURATED ACROSS THE NORTH. WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. ALZ011>015-017>029-100815- /O.NEW.KBMX.FF.A.0010.090510T0001Z-090511T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE 701 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...BLOUNT... JEFFERSON...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR... TALLADEGA AND WALKER. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN... CLAY...CLEBURNE AND RANDOLPH. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...MARION AND WINSTON. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...FAYETTE...LAMAR...PICKENS AND TUSCALOOSA. * THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * A SLOW MOVING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THIS LINE AND AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. A SECOND SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY AS WELL. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY QUITE SATURATED...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 220 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-100500- /O.NEW.KHUN.FA.A.0004.090510T1200Z-090511T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 220 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... COLBERT...CULLMAN...DEKALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON... LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL AND MORGAN. IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN AND MOORE. * FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * A STALLED COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL COMBINE WITH SEVERAL STORM SYSTEMS TO PRODUCE MORE POTENTIAL HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. AT THE MOMENT THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN BEGINS TO TAPER OFF LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL ELEVATE THE FLOOD POTENTIAL FOR AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ SS
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 720 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ALZ007-008-100115- MARSHALL-MORGAN- 720 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MARSHALL AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT... AT 720 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR FLORETTE...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARAB...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... RYAN CROSSROADS...MORGAN CITY. EDDY. ARAB. UNION GROVE. HEBRON. GUNTERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN VIEW. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRIEF RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. IF ON OR NEAR LAKE GUNTERSVILLE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. $$ BCC
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 720 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ALZ011>015-017>050-101300- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 720 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND WET OF I-65. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AS A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI MOVES INTO NORTH ALABAMA THIS EVENING...PRODUCING RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. SEE THE FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON CONTINUED RIVER FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE THREAT WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE U.S. HIGHWAY 80... INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AREAWIDE ON MONDAY WITH THE MAIN THREATS OF GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL ALSO BRING A CONTINUED CHANCE OF FLOODING ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. ANY AREAS THAT RECEIVE RAINFALL FOR A PROLONG PERIOD OF TIME WILL RUN THE RISK OF LOCALIZED FLOODING. RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SEE RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BECOME NECESSARY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1245 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-101000- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1245 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL DIMINISH AROUND 10 PM AS THE COLD FRONT STALLS OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES INTERACTING WITH A STALLED FRONT OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL ELEVATE THE FLOOD POTENTIAL FOR AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ARRIVING FROM THE PLAINS WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WORK WEEK. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ SS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1042 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-101030- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL- FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE- GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON- JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON- MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY- MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH- PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON- SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS- TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 1042 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER TENNESSEE WILL MOVE INTO NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR CONVECTION THROUGH TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE MAIN THREAT FROM ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE 2 PM AND 8 PM ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...AND 6 PM AND 10 PM ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH ALABAMA WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INTO NORTH GEORGIA AS CAPES INCREASE TO NEAR 2000 ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LEVELS WITH PENNY TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH. THIS AREA WILL SHIFT SOUTH DURING THE EVENING HOURS INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL STABILIZE AFTER SUNSET AND THIS WILL DIMINISH THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 532 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-100945- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 532 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 255 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-100700- CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- 255 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 /155 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCATIONS THAT HAVE RECEIVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL BE PRONE TO FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL STALL ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA. THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY COULD SEE PERSISTENT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY. ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN COULD PRODUCE SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. $$
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 747 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 NCZ060-061-TNZ081>087-098>102-100300- CHEROKEE-CLAY-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN 747 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 /647 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009/ .NOW... THROUGH 11 PM EDT (10 PM (CDT)...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT 30 MPH ACROSS SOUTHEAST TN AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NC. RAINFALL RATES WILL RANGE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH PER HOUR. HOWEVER...HOURLY AMOUNTS UP TO ONE HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. $$ GRC