FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 227 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM.
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 2 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 124.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 122 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 127.9 FEET BY
THURSDAY EVENING . THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 128 FEET...CATTLE IN THE AREA SHOULD BE MOVED TO
HIGHER GROUND. FLOODING OF SOME CABINS AND CAMPS ALONG THE RIVER
OCCURS.
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 225 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT SELDEN LOCK AND DAM.
* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING
IS CANCELLED.
* AT 2 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 82.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 90 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 91.2 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 90 FEET...PASTURE AND WOODLANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.
LIVESTOCK SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND AT STAGES ABOVE 90 FEET.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1052 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE STATE TODAY AND THESE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND
20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE
LATER THIS AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RELAXES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR
WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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