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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
923 PM CDT WED APR 10 2024
..RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE CAHABA RIVER
.HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS IS PRODUCING RISES ON THE
CAHABA RIVER. HOWEVER, LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
ESTABLISHED FLOOD STAGES, AND ANY OVERFLOW ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD BE
OF MINOR NATURE.
THE CAHABA RIVER AT MARION JUNCTION.
* AT 9:00 PM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 36.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 16.7 FEET
FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...FLOODING AROUND OAKMULGEE CREEK BEGINS AND
CATTLE NEED TO BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. OVERFLOW OF PASTURE
LANDS INCREASES AT STAGES ABOVE 20 FEET.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THURSDAY EVENING, OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS EVENT.
IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT THESE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON RAINFALL THAT HAS
ALREADY OCCURRED AND ON ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS. IF MORE RAINFALL THAN IS CURRENTLY FORECAST OCCURS IT MAY
BECOME NECESSARY TO REVISE THESE FORECASTS UPWARD.
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