River Statement
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL

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FGUS84 KHUN 250224
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ALC033-077-260224-
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
924 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...RISES FORECAST TO OCCUR 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 09 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. ACTION STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL TO 15.7 FEET
BY MIDNIGHT AND THEN FLUCTUATE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM RISING RIVER LEVELS.

&&


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

TENNESSEE RIVER
FLORENCE     18.0  16.2 FRI 9 PM  15.7 14.4 14.7 15.1 14.4 14.3
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