River Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL

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ALC021-037-051-115-117-121-200605-

HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
905 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE COOSA RIVER AT LOGAN MARTIN DAM...

HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS IS PRODUCING RISES ON THE
COOSA RIVER AT LOGAN MARTIN DAM.  HOWEVER...LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN BELOW ESTABLISHED FLOOD STAGES...AND ANY OVERFLOW ALONG THE
RIVER SHOULD BE OF A MINOR NATURE.

THE COOSA RIVER NEAR LOGAN MARTIN DAM.
 LATEST STAGE:     466.0 FEET AT 7 PM SUNDAY.
 CAUTION STAGE:    465.5 FEET.
 FLOOD STAGE:      467.0 FEET.
 FORECAST:         CREST NEAR 465.4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
                   AND THEN BEGIN TO FALL.

* IMPACT...AT 465.0 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LAKESIDE PROPERTY,
  INCLUDING PIERS AND BOAT RAMPS, OCCURS.


PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS EVENT.

IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT THESE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON RAINFALL THAT HAS
ALREADY OCCURRED AND ON ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY AND
TONIGHT.  IF MORE RAINFALL THAN IS CURRENTLY FORECAST OCCURS IT MAY
BECOME NECESSARY TO REVISE THESE FORECASTS UPWARD.

ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED MONDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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FOR DETAILED WEB INFORMATION CONCERNING RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS
FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA...GO TO:

         HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=BMX

FOR PRECIPITATION ANALYSIS...GO TO:

         WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SERFC/QPFVSMAP.SHTML

FOR FORECAST PRECIPITATION...GO TO:

         WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SERFC/?N=QPFPAGE

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