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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
759 AM CST WED FEB 19 2025
..RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER
.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL IS PRODUCING 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 7:15 AM CST WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 15 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 14.4 FEET MONDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 15 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 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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