FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1244 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON
* AT 12 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.8 FEET BY
MIDNIGHT THURSDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...WATER IS COVERING ALABAMA STATE ROUTE 65
ABOUT TWO MILES NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 72. SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS IN
PAINT ROCK VALLEY ARE FLOODED...INCLUDING JACKSON COUNTY ROAD 20.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.7 FEET
ON MAY 4 2009.
RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME WED WED THU THU STG DAY TIME
PAINT ROCK RIVER
WOODVILLE 16.0 17.4 WED 12 PM N/A 17.7 17.8 17.7 17.8 THU 12
AM
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1216 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 615 PM CST
* SMALL STREAM AND AREAL FLOODING CONTINUES IN PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ALABAMA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES
FELL TUESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL ROADS AND BRIDGES
REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. THE FLOOD WATERS WILL SUBSIDE
SLOWLY THROUGH THE DAY INTO THIS EVENING.
CURRENT FLOODING IS MOST SIGNIFICANT IN DOWNTOWN HARTSELLE IN MORGAN
COUNTY...AND RURAL AREAS SOUTH OF GURLEY ALONG THE FLINT
RIVER...INCLUDING LITTLE COVE ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3438 8562 3424 8584 3420 8584 3418 8619
3410 8631 3426 8645 3426 8651 3395 8678
3391 8692 3386 8696 3390 8709 3431 8711
3500 8687 3499 8560 3452 8551
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KULA
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1229 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 600
PM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...
OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.
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KDW
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