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WFO HUNTSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, February 23, 2019

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FLOOD WARNING

Flood Statement

National Weather Service Huntsville AL

848 AM CST Wed Feb 20 2019

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Alabama...

Paint Rock River NEAR Woodville affecting Jackson...Madison and

Marshall Counties

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Safety message...Do not attempt to drive through a flooded road. The

depth of water is not always obvious. As little as two feet of water

will carry most cars away. Also, the road bed may be washed out under

the water, and you could be stranded or trapped. Additional

information is available at http://water.weather.gov. Once there,

click on the Tennessee Valley to view local river information.

The Flood Warning continues for

the Paint Rock River NEAR Woodville.

* until Saturday morning.

* At 7 AM Wednesday the stage was 16.0 feet and rising.

* Flood Stage is 15.0 feet.

* Minor Flooding is occurring and Minor Flooding is forecast.

* Recent activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at

7 AM Wednesday was 16.0 feet.

* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 17.0 feet by

early tomorrow evening. The river will fall below Flood Stage early

Saturday morning.

* Impact...At 16.0 feet...Flood waters affect mostly bottomland along

the river...including low lying farm and pasturelands.

* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.3 feet

on Dec 11 2018.

RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST

LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Wed Wed Thu Thu STG DAY TIME

PAINT ROCK RIVER

Woodville 15.0 16.0 Wed 7 AM 15.6 16.0 16.3 16.6 17.0 Thu 6 PM

The Flood Warning continues for

the Paint Rock River NEAR Woodville.

* until Saturday morning.

* At 7 AM Wednesday the stage was 16.0 feet and rising.

* Flood Stage is 15.0 feet.

* Minor Flooding is occurring and Minor Flooding is forecast.

* Recent activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at

7 AM Wednesday was 16.0 feet.

* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 17.0 feet by

early tomorrow evening. The river will fall below Flood Stage early

Saturday morning.

* Impact...At 16.0 feet...Flood waters affect mostly bottomland along

the river...including low lying farm and pasturelands.

* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.3 feet

on Dec 11 2018.

RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST

LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Wed Wed Thu Thu STG DAY TIME

PAINT ROCK RIVER

Woodville 15.0 16.0 Wed 7 AM 15.6 16.0 16.3 16.6 17.0 Thu 6 PM

The Flood Warning continues for

the Paint Rock River NEAR Woodville.

* until Saturday morning.

* At 7 AM Wednesday the stage was 16.0 feet and rising.

* Flood Stage is 15.0 feet.

* Minor Flooding is occurring and Minor Flooding is forecast.

* Recent activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at

7 AM Wednesday was 16.0 feet.

* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 17.0 feet by

early tomorrow evening. The river will fall below Flood Stage early

Saturday morning.

* Impact...At 16.0 feet...Flood waters affect mostly bottomland along

the river...including low lying farm and pasturelands.

* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.3 feet

on Dec 11 2018.

RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST

LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Wed Wed Thu Thu STG DAY TIME

PAINT ROCK RIVER

Woodville 15.0 16.0 Wed 7 AM 15.6 16.0 16.3 16.6 17.0 Thu 6 PM

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