Flood Warning for the Flint River
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
919 PM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018
...The National Weather Service in HUNTSVILLE AL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Alabama...
Flint River at Brownsboro affecting Madison County
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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919 PM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018
The National Weather Service in HUNTSVILLE AL has issued a Flood
Warning
* from Sunday morning until Monday morning.
* At 8 PM Saturday the stage was 11.8 feet and rising.
* Flood Stage is 17.0 feet.
* Minor Flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above Flood Stage by late tomorrow morning and
crest near 17.5 FEET BY early tomorrow evening. The river will fall
below Flood Stage by early Monday morning.
* Impact...At 17.0 feet...Water floods a large field on the upstream
left bank and is flooding large portions of the downstream left
bank.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 17.0 feet
on Mar 2 2018.
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