WFO HUNTSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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FLOOD WARNING
Bulletin - Immediate Broadcast Requested
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
351 PM CST Mon Feb 18 2019
...The National Weather Service in Huntsville AL has issued a Flood
Warning 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...
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.
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 National Weather Service in Huntsville AL has issued a Flood
Warning
* from this afternoon until further notice.
* At 2 PM Monday the stage was 18.0 feet and rising.
* Flood Stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor Flooding is occurring and Minor Flooding is forecast by the
Tennessee Valley Authority.
* Recent activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at
2 PM Monday was 18.0 feet.
* Forecast from the Tennessee Valley Authority...The river will
continue rising to near 22.2 feet by early Sunday morning.
Additional rises may be possible thereafter.
* 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 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Mon Mon Tue Tue STG DAY TIME
TENNESSEE RIVER
Florence 18.0 18.0 Mon 2 PM N/A 18.1 18.2 18.3 22.2 Sun 12 AM
The National Weather Service in Huntsville AL has issued a Flood
Warning
* from this afternoon until further notice.
* At 2 PM Monday the stage was 18.0 feet and rising.
* Flood Stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor Flooding is occurring and Minor Flooding is forecast by the
Tennessee Valley Authority.
* Recent activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at
2 PM Monday was 18.0 feet.
* Forecast from the Tennessee Valley Authority...The river will
continue rising to near 22.2 feet by early Sunday morning.
Additional rises may be possible thereafter.
* 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 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Mon Mon Tue Tue STG DAY TIME
TENNESSEE RIVER
Florence 18.0 18.0 Mon 2 PM N/A 18.1 18.2 18.3 22.2 Sun 12 AM
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