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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
758 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025
..RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE CAHABA RIVER
.MINOR RISES ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE CAHABA RIVER AT MARION JUNCTION.
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 7:00 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 36.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 16.5 FEET THIS 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 TUESDAY 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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