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FLWHUN
Bulletin - Immediate Broadcast Requested
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
144 PM CST Thu Mar 1 2018

...The National Weather Service in HUNTSVILLE AL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Alabama...

Tennessee River AT Whitesburg affecting Madison...Marshall and
Morgan Counties

The National Weather Service in HUNTSVILLE AL has issued a Flood
Warning
* from Friday afternoon until Monday evening.
* At 12 PM Thursday the stage was 12.1 feet and steady.
* Flood Stage is 17.0 feet.
* Minor Flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above Flood Stage by early tomorrow afternoon and
crest near 19.6 feet by early Saturday evening. The river will fall
below Flood Stage by Monday morning.
* Impact...At 14.0 feet...The river starts to cover ramps at the
Madison County Boat Harbor at Ditto Landing...as well as
pastureland near the river. Backwater from Aldridge Creek covers
part of the Ditto Landing Walking Trail. Water backs into sloughs
near the river.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.9 feet
on Jul 11 2013.

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RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Thu Thu Fri Fri STG DAY TIME

TENNESSEE RIVER
Whitesburg 17.0 12.1 Thu 12 PM N/A 13.4 14.5 15.2 19.7 Sun 12AM

Instructions:

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.