FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 753 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING
* AT 7 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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 1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME FRI FRI FRI FRI STG DAY TIME
PAINT ROCK RIVER
WOODVILLE 16.0 18.6 THU 7 PM 18.3 17.8 17.1 15.5 CRESTED
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RED FLAG WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 424 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
DESPITE RECENT HEAVY RAIN...ONE AND 10 HOUR FUELS ARE EXPECTED TO
DRY OUT ENOUGH TO POSE A FIRE DANGER TODAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR 4 TO 5 HOURS.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER SOMEWHAT BY SUNSET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER A PROLONGED PERIOD WILL INCREASE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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