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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
831 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2025
..RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE CAHABA RIVER AT MARION JUNCTION
.HEAVY RAINFALL FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL PRODUCE RISES ON
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 8:00 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.7 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 15 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 36 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 17.3 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
IT WILL THEN FALL TO 17.1 FEET EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL
RISE AGAIN TO 17.3 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW
CAUTION STAGE AND REMAIN BELOW CAUTION.
* IMPACT...AT 15 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 FRIDAY 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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