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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
801 AM CDT THU MAY 29 2025
..RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE ALABAMA RIVER
.HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL KEEP RIVER STAGES
ELEVATED. HOWEVER, LEVELS ARE STILL 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 CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.4 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 32.4 FEET
EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 35.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF LOW LANDS IN THE AREA
OCCURS.
THE ALABAMA RIVER AT R.F. HENRY LOCK AND DAM.
* AT 7:00 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 104.2 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 122.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 122.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 111.2 FEET
EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 122.0 FEET...FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS BEGINS.
THE ALABAMA RIVER AT SELMA.
* AT 7:30 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.5 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 45.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 36.7 FEET
SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 30.0 FEET...PASTURE LANDS BELOW SELMA BECOME FLOODED.
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AS 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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