WFO HUNTSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, February 18, 2019
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
713 PM CST Mon Feb 18 2019
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Alabama
based on forecasts from the Tennessee Valley Authority...
Tennessee River at Florence affecting Colbert and Lauderdale
Counties
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize flood
dangers. If while driving you see water over a road, turn around,
don't drown! The water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle
to cross.
Interests along the Tennessee River should remain alert to rapidly
changing river conditions, and stay tuned for later forecast updates
from the Tennessee Valley Authority and the National Weather Service
forecast office in Huntsville.
Additional information is available at http://water.weather.gov. Once
there, click on the Tennessee Valley to view local river information.
The Flood Warning is Cancelled for
The Tennessee River AT Florence.
* At 6 PM Monday the stage was 17.6 feet.
* Flood Stage is 18.0 feet.
* Fell below Flood Stage at this time.
* Minor Flooding is still forecast by the Tennessee Valley Authority
to occur on Wednesday.
* Impact...At 21.5 feet...Water covers the parking lot of the Marina
at McFarland Park...with extensive flooding occurring at the soccer
fields and golf course within the park. Water is also beginning to
cover the road that goes underneath U.S. Highways 43 and 72 at the
new playground.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 22.2 feet
on Jan 18 2013.
RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12AM 6AM 12PM 6PM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Tue Tue Tue Tue STG DAY TIME
TENNESSEE RIVER
Florence 18.0 17.6 Mon 6 PM 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 N/A
The Flood Warning is Cancelled for
The Tennessee River AT Florence.
* At 6 PM Monday the stage was 17.6 feet.
* Flood Stage is 18.0 feet.
* Fell below Flood Stage at this time.
* Minor Flooding is still forecast by the Tennessee Valley Authority
to occur on Wednesday.
* Impact...At 21.5 feet...Water covers the parking lot of the Marina
at McFarland Park...with extensive flooding occurring at the soccer
fields and golf course within the park. Water is also beginning to
cover the road that goes underneath U.S. Highways 43 and 72 at the
new playground.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 22.2 feet
on Jan 18 2013.
RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12AM 6AM 12PM 6PM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Tue Tue Tue Tue STG DAY TIME
TENNESSEE RIVER
Florence 18.0 17.6 Mon 6 PM 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 N/A
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