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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1013 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2026
..RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE CAHABA RIVER
.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL IS PRODUCING RISES ON THE ALABAMA RIVER AND
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 9:00 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 36.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 21.2 FEET
WEDNESDAY 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.
THE ALABAMA RIVER AT MONTGOMERY.
* AT 9:30 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.2 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 25.6 FEET
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, JUST SHY OF ACTION STAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 26.0 FEET...SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
SECONDARY ROADS BEGINS IN THE MONTGOMERY AREA. FLOODING OF THE GOLF
COURSE AT MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE AND PORTIONS OF RIVER ROAD OCCURS
AT STAGES AROUND 30 FEET AND HIGHER.
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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