WFO HUNTSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, February 21, 2019
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FLOOD WARNING
Bulletin - Immediate Broadcast Requested
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
634 AM CST Wed Feb 20 2019
...Forecast Flooding Changed from Minor to Moderate Severity for the
following rivers in Alabama...
Flint River at Brownsboro affecting Madison County
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message...A flood warning means that flooding along the river
is imminent or occurring. Move to higher ground to escape flood
waters. Residents living along creeks and streams should take
immediate precautions to protect life and property. Additional
information is available at http://water.weather.gov. Once there,
click on the Tennessee Valley to view local river information.
...forecast flooding increased from Minor to Moderate Severity...The
Flood Warning continues for
the Flint River at Brownsboro.
* until Thursday evening.
* At 5 AM Wednesday the stage was 18.2 feet and rising.
* Flood Stage is 17.0 feet.
* Minor Flooding is occurring and Moderate Flooding is forecast.
* Recent activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at
5 AM Wednesday was 18.4 feet.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 19.5 feet by
early this evening. The river will fall below Flood Stage early
tomorrow afternoon.
* Impact...At 20.0 feet...Backwater on a nearby tributary added to
floodwaters from the Flint River both reach a small bridge on
Brownsboro Road.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.9 feet
on Dec 28 2018.
RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Wed Wed Thu Thu STG DAY TIME
FLINT RIVER
Brownsboro 17.0 18.2 Wed 5 AM 19.2 19.5 19.4 18.4 19.5 Wed 6 PM
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