Flood Warning for the Paint Rock River
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
918 PM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018
...The National Weather Service in HUNTSVILLE AL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Alabama...
Paint Rock River NEAR Woodville affecting Jackson...Madison and
Marshall Counties
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message...A flood warning means that flooding along the river
is imminent or occurring. The dangers of rapidly rising water are
more difficult to recognize at night. Move to higher ground to escape
flood waters. Precautions to protect life and property should be
rushed to completion.
Additional information is available at http://water.weather.gov. Once
there...click on the Tennessee Valley to view local river
information.
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918 PM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018
The National Weather Service in HUNTSVILLE AL has issued a Flood
Warning
* from Sunday afternoon until late Monday night.
* At 9 PM Saturday the stage was 8.1 feet and rising.
* Flood Stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor Flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above Flood Stage by late tomorrow afternoon and
crest near 16.5 FEET BY Monday morning. The river will fall below
Flood Stage by early Monday evening.
* 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 17.2 feet
on Nov 29 2011.
Instructions:
Turn around. Don't drown.
Address/Location
Huntsville-Madison County EMA
320 Fountain Circle Southwest
Huntsville, AL 35801
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 256-427-5130
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning