FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1250 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE AL HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE
* FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING
* AT MIDNIGHT THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16 FEET
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CREST NEAR
16 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL THEN FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE ON THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.
* IMPACT...AT 16 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 16 FEET
ON MAY 7 2009.
RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME THU THU THU THU STG DAY TIME
PAINT ROCK RIVER
WOODVILLE 16.0 11.1 WED 12 AM 11.1 14.9 15.8 16.0 16.0 THU MIDNIGHT
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 652 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
BEHIND A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM AND EXITING COLD FRONT...SUSTAINED
WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH THROUGH
MID AFTERNOON. ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST ALABAMA...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
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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