WFO HUNTSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, February 26, 2019
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
528 PM CST Wed Feb 20 2019
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Alabama
based on forecasts from the Tennessee Valley Authority...
Tennessee River AT Whitesburg affecting Madison...Marshall and
Morgan 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 continues for
The Tennessee River AT Whitesburg.
* From early this evening until late Monday night.
* At 4 PM Wednesday the stage was 16.8 feet.
* Flood Stage is 17.0 feet.
* Minor Flooding is forecast by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
* Forecast from the Tennessee Valley Authority...Rise above Flood
Stage by early this evening and crest near 19.0 feet by early
Friday afternoon. The river will fall below Flood Stage by late
Monday afternoon.
* Impact...At 19.0 feet...The entrance to the Ditto Landing area is
underwater...along with much of the boat harbor. Several roads in
northeastern Morgan County are underwater...and water is beginning
to approach a home on River Loop Road in the Laceys Spring
Community.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.9 feet
on Jul 11 2013.
RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12AM 6AM 12PM 6PM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Thu Thu Thu Thu STG DAY TIME
TENNESSEE RIVER
Whitesburg 17.0 16.8 Wed 4 PM 17.5 17.9 18.2 18.5 19.0 Fri 12 PM
The Flood Warning continues for
The Tennessee River AT Whitesburg.
* From early this evening until late Monday night.
* At 4 PM Wednesday the stage was 16.8 feet.
* Flood Stage is 17.0 feet.
* Minor Flooding is forecast by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
* Forecast from the Tennessee Valley Authority...Rise above Flood
Stage by early this evening and crest near 19.0 feet by early
Friday afternoon. The river will fall below Flood Stage by late
Monday afternoon.
* Impact...At 19.0 feet...The entrance to the Ditto Landing area is
underwater...along with much of the boat harbor. Several roads in
northeastern Morgan County are underwater...and water is beginning
to approach a home on River Loop Road in the Laceys Spring
Community.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.9 feet
on Jul 11 2013.
RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12AM 6AM 12PM 6PM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Thu Thu Thu Thu STG DAY TIME
TENNESSEE RIVER
Whitesburg 17.0 16.8 Wed 4 PM 17.5 17.9 18.2 18.5 19.0 Fri 12 PM
The Flood Warning continues for
The Tennessee River AT Whitesburg.
* From early this evening until late Monday night.
* At 4 PM Wednesday the stage was 16.8 feet.
* Flood Stage is 17.0 feet.
* Minor Flooding is forecast by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
* Forecast from the Tennessee Valley Authority...Rise above Flood
Stage by early this evening and crest near 19.0 feet by early
Friday afternoon. The river will fall below Flood Stage by late
Monday afternoon.
* Impact...At 19.0 feet...The entrance to the Ditto Landing area is
underwater...along with much of the boat harbor. Several roads in
northeastern Morgan County are underwater...and water is beginning
to approach a home on River Loop Road in the Laceys Spring
Community.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.9 feet
on Jul 11 2013.
RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12AM 6AM 12PM 6PM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Thu Thu Thu Thu STG DAY TIME
TENNESSEE RIVER
Whitesburg 17.0 16.8 Wed 4 PM 17.5 17.9 18.2 18.5 19.0 Fri 12 PM
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