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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1033 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2024
..RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER
.HEAVY RAINFALL THIS WEEK WILL PRODUCE RISES ON THE TALLAPOOSA
RIVER. HOWEVER, LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ESTABLISHED
FLOOD STAGES, AND ANY OVERFLOW ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD BE OF MINOR
NATURE.
THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER AT THE TALLAPOOSA WATER PLANT.
* AT 10:15 AM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL OSCILLATE BELOW FLOOD STAGE WITH A
MAXIMUM VALUE OF 20.7 FEET EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...LOW AREAS NEAR THE JUNCTION WITH THE COOSA
RIVER BEGIN TO OVERFLOW. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS
BEGINS BETWEEN US 231 AND THE RIVER AT STAGES OF 15 TO 25 FEET.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY WEDNESDAY 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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