River Statement
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL

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FGUS84 KHUN 240353 CCA
RVSHUN
ALC033-077-250351-
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT ...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1051 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

...RIVER LEVELS TO REMAIN NEAR ACTION STAGE ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER
AT FLORENCE...

AS A RESULT OF RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL UPSTREAM OF FLORENCE ON THE
TENNESSEE RIVER...MAINLY OVER AREAS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE...THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY HAS RELEASED WATER UPSTREAM OF FLORENCE
AND THIS WILL CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO REMAIN NEAR ACTION STAGE.
ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE...SOME NUISANCE
FLOODING OF LOWLANDS MAY STILL OCCUR.

AT 10 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET. ACTION STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO 16.2 FEET
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.

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RIVER        FLOOD    OBSERVED    12AM  6AM 12PM  6PM 12AM  6AM
LOCATION     STAGE  STG DAY TIME   FRI  FRI  FRI  FRI  SAT  SAT

TENNESSEE RIVER
FLORENCE     18.0  16.1 THU 10 PM 16.2 15.9 15.8 15.9 15.9 15.4
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