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Flood Potential Outlook
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL

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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
550 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013

...HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY...

A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING FRIDAY
MORNING...WITH RAINFALL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THOUGH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE
EVENTUAL TRACK AND SPEED OF THE STORM SYSTEM....AT THE
MOMENT...BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY
NIGHT.

AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE STILL HIGHER THAN NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR DUE TO THE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL LAST WEEKEND AND
EARLIER THIS WEEK. WHILE MOST TRIBUTARIES HAVE CRESTED...THE
TENNESSEE RIVER IS STILL WELL ABOVE NORMAL OPERATING LEVELS...AND
THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL EXACERBATE FLOODING CONCERNS INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK AT SEVERAL SITES.

RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION ON FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY. KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN/IF A FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA! LOCATIONS IN LOW-LYING OR URBAN AREAS WILL
LIKELY SEE IMPACTS FIRST DURING THIS EVENT...FOLLOWED BY LOCATIONS
ALONG AND NEAR RIVERS/OTHER TRIBUTARIES THAT EVENTUALLY FEED INTO
THE TENNESSEE RIVER. SPECIFIC IMPACTS ALONG THE TENNESSEE RIVER
ITSELF MAY TAKE UNTIL SUNDAY OR MONDAY TO FULLY DEVELOP...AS RUNOFF
USUALLY LAGS 12 TO 24 HOURS AFTER A HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT.

FOR ADDITIONAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION ABOUT RIVERS AND LAKES ACROSS
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
HUNTSVILLE`S WEBPAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE. CLICK ON THE
"RIVERS AND LAKES" TAB ABOVE THE WATCH/WARNING MAP. THIS WILL DISPLAY
THE LATEST RIVER STAGE...RIVER FORECAST...AND PRECIPITATION
INFORMATION.

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