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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
758 AM CST WED FEB 19 2025
..RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE ALABAMA RIVER
.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL IS PRODUCING RISES ON THE ALABAMA RIVER.
HOWEVER, LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ESTABLISHED FLOOD
STAGES, AND ANY OVERFLOW ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD BE OF MINOR NATURE.
THE ALABAMA RIVER AT MONTGOMERY.
* AT 7:30 AM CST WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.4 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 26 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 35 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 23.6 FEET MONDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 26 FEET...SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
SECONDARY ROADS BEGINS IN THE MONTGOMERY AREA. FLOODING OF THE GOLF
COURSE AT MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE AND PORTIONS OF RIVER ROAD OCCURS
AT STAGES AROUND 30 FEET AND HIGHER.
THE ALABAMA RIVER AT SELMA.
* AT 7:30 AM CST WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 32 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 30 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 45 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 25.3 FEET MONDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 30 FEET...PASTURE LANDS BELOW SELMA BECOME FLOODED.
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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