Flood Potential Outlook
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL

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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
211 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013


...POTENTIAL HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...

A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE TRACK AND SPEED OF THE STORM
SYSTEM. AT THE MOMENT BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION ON FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY AND KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN/IF A FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WARNING
IS ISSUED! 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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