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WGUS84 KHUN 222319
FLSHUN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
519 PM CST SAT FEB 22 2020
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA
BASED ON FORECASTS FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY...
TENNESSEE RIVER AT FLORENCE AFFECTING COLBERT AND LAUDERDALE
COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROAD. THE DEPTH OF WATER IS
NOT ALWAYS OBVIOUS. AS LITTLE AS TWO FEET OF WATER WILL CARRY MOST
CARS AWAY. ALSO, THE ROAD BED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER, AND
YOU COULD BE STRANDED OR TRAPPED.
INTERESTS ALONG THE TENNESSEE RIVER SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY
CHANGING RIVER CONDITIONS, AND STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST UPDATES
FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN HUNTSVILLE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV. ONCE
THERE, CLICK ON THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO VIEW LOCAL RIVER INFORMATION.
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519 PM CST SAT FEB 22 2020
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE TENNESSEE RIVER AT FLORENCE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT 4 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST BY THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
AUTHORITY.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...FLOODING OF MCFARLAND PARK BEGINS.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.0 FEET
ON FEB 18 2019.
RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME SAT SAT SUN SUN STG DAY TIME
TENNESSEE RIVER
FLORENCE 18.0 17.5 SAT 4 PM N/A 17.3 17.8 17.7 CRESTED
LAT...LON 3485 8765 3471 8762 3466 8788 3473 8811 3500 8820
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