FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1035 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BIG NANCE CREEK AT COURTLAND
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING
* AT 9 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO COVER ROADS SOUTH OF
DOWNTOWN COURTLAND.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.3 FEET
ON DEC 13 2008.
RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME THU THU FRI FRI STG DAY TIME
BIG NANCE CREEK
COURTLAND 14.0 17.1 THU 9 AM 16.8 15.7 14.5 13.1 CRESTING
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 334 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
EASTERN COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 330 AM CST FRIDAY
* EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOOD WATERS ALONG TOWN
CREEK. THE FLOODING IS DUE TO RUNOFF INTO TOWN CREEK AND
BACKWATER FLOW FROM THE TENNESSEE RIVER. THIS HAS PROMPTED THE
CLOSURE OF EAST SIXTH STREET AND KING BRIDGE ROAD IN EASTERN
COLBERT COUNTY.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
RESIDENTS ALONG TOWN CREEK SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. FLOODING ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS IS ONGOING OR WILL
OCCUR.
LAT...LON 3481 8749 3481 8747 3479 8743 3481 8740
3478 8733 3457 8739 3458 8762 3480 8762
3482 8751
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KULA
FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 314 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
EVEN WITH THE RECENT HEAVY RAIN...ONE AND 10 HOUR FUELS ARE
EXPECTED TO DRY OUT ENOUGH TO POSE A FIRE DANGER FRIDAY.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE AROUND 20
PERCENT WITH EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. EXPECT THE LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES TO LAST BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS
DISCOURAGED FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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