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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
900 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026
..RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE CAHABA RIVER
.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL IS PRODUCING 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 8:00 PM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET.
* ACTION STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 36.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 13.8 FEET
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* 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.
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THE 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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