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WGUS84 KHUN 081351
FLSHUN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
851 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...

  TENNESSEE RIVER AT FLORENCE AFFECTING COLBERT AND LAUDERDALE
  COUNTIES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROAD. THE
DEPTH OF WATER IS NOT ALWAYS OBVIOUS. AS LITTLE AS TWO FEET OF WATER
WILL CARRY MOST CARS AWAY. ALSO...THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT
UNDER THE WATER...AND YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED.

&&

ALC033-077-090151-
/O.EXT.KHUN.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090509T0836Z/
/FLOA1.1.ER.090504T0037Z.090508T0245Z.090509T0236Z.NO/
851 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TENNESSEE RIVER AT FLORENCE
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
* AT 8 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE BY THIS EVENING...BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE FLUCTUATIONS THAT COULD DELAY THIS FALL.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...ALABAMA STATE HIGHWAY 20 IS FLOODED AT THE
  UNDERPASS BELOW U.S. HIGHWAYS 43 AND 72. THE UNDERPASS WILL LIKELY
  BE CLOSED.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.6 FEET
  ON JAN 11 2009.

&&
RIVER         FLOOD    OBSERVED     1PM  7PM  1AM  7AM        CREST
LOCATION      STAGE  STG DAY TIME   FRI  FRI  SAT  SAT   STG DAY TIME

TENNESSEE RIVER
FLORENCE      18.0  20.0 FRI 8 AM  18.7 18.2 17.9 15.6   CRESTED

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WWUS74 KBMX 080840
NPWBMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
340 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM CDT FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CENTRAL ALABAMA...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
STRONGER ACROSS AREA LAKES AND WATERWAYS.

ALZ011>015-017-022>025-082300-
/O.NEW.KBMX.LW.Y.0025.090508T1700Z-090508T2300Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-
JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...CARROLLTON...
TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...
ALABASTER
340 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS AREA LAKES AND WATERWAYS THIS AFTERNOON. THE AREAS
AFFECTED WILL GENERALLY BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE 65.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

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WGUS84 KMOB 080239
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
939 PM CDT THU MAY 07 2009


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...

  TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR COFFEEVILLE DAM AFFECTING CHOCTAW...CLARKE AND WASHINGTON
  COUNTIES.
  TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR LEROY AFFECTING CHOCTAW...CLARKE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

ALC023-025-129-090239-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0057.090512T0200Z-000000T0000Z/
/CLDA1.1.ER.090512T0200Z.090512T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
939 PM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR COFFEEVILLE DAM
* FROM MONDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 9PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.0 FEET
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 29.0 FEET
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 29.4 FEET BY TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

ALC023-025-129-090238-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0058.090512T1800Z-000000T0000Z/
/LRYA1.1.ER.090512T1800Z.090513T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
939 PM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR LEROY
* FROM TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 8PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 24.1 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE
  THEREAFTER.

$$





000
WGUS84 KMOB 071613
FLSMOB
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
1113 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2009


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...

  TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR COFFEEVILLE DAM AND NEAR LEROY AFFECTING CHOCTAW...CLARKE
  AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&

ALC023-025-129-081613-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0057.090511T1047Z-000000T0000Z/
/CLDA1.1.ER.090511T1047Z.090512T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1113 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR COFFEEVILLE DAM
* FROM MONDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 10AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.5 FEET
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 29.0 FEET
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
  NEAR 30.3 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* AT 29 FEET, PASTURELAND IN THE AREA WILL BECOME FLOODED AND LIVESTOCK NEED TO BE
  MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.

$$

ALC023-025-129-081612-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0058.090512T1200Z-000000T0000Z/
/LRYA1.1.ER.090512T1200Z.090513T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1113 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR LEROY
* FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 8AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.2 FEET
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
  NEAR 24.2 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* AT 24 FEET, FLOODING OF LOWLYING FARM AND PASTURELAND WILL OCCUR. CATTLE IN
  LOW LYING AREAS MAY NEED TO BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.

$$





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