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ALC047-105-211315-
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
811 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2025
..RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE CAHABA RIVER AT MARION JUNCTION
.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS PRODUCED RISES ON THE CAHABA RIVER.
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 FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.7 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 15 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 36 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 14.8 FEET
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* 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.
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT FOR CAHABA RIVER AT MARION JUNCTION FOR
THIS EVENT.
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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