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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
831 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2025  
   
..RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE CAHABA RIVER
 
 
.HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS 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 8:00 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET.  
* ACTION STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.  
* FLOOD STAGE IS 36.0 FEET.  
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 21.6 FEET  
TOMORROW 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 MORNING, 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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