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FGUS84 KBMX 201344
RVSBMX
ALC051-087-101-201744-

HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
844 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE LOWER TALLAPOOSA RIVER...

LEVELS ARE NOW FALLING ALONG THE LOWER TALLAPOOSA RIVER AT MILSTEAD
AND THIS TREND WILL GRADUALLY WORK DOWNSTREAM.  LEVELS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN BELOW ESTABLISHED FLOOD STAGES...AND ANY OVERFLOW ALONG THE
RIVER SHOULD BE OF A MINOR NATURE.

THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER AT MILSTEAD.
 LATEST STAGE:     28.0 FEET AT 8 AM MONDAY.
 CAUTION STAGE:    15 FEET.
 FLOOD STAGE:      40 FEET.
 FORECAST:         FALLING STAGES THE NEXT FEW DAYS...DROP BELOW
                   15 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACT...AT 25 FEET...CONSIDERABLE LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS...
  ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JUNCTION WITH THE COOSA RIVER.  LIVESTOCK
  SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.


THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER AT THE TALLAPOOSA WATER PLANT.
 LATEST STAGE:     22.8 FEET AT 8 AM MONDAY.
 CAUTION STAGE:    15 FEET.
 FLOOD STAGE:      25 FEET.
 FORECAST:         CREST NEAR 24.1 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
                   AND THEN BEGIN TO FALL.

* IMPACT...AT 25 FEET...LOWER WETUMPKA ROAD STARTS TO FLOOD.
  EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF LOW LANDS OCCURS AND LIVESTOCK AND FARM
  EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
* IMPACT...AT 20 FEET...CREEKS START TO BACK UP AND CUT OFF ACCESS
  TO PASTURES.  A FEW SECONDARY ROADS BEGIN TO FLOOD.

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

ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TUESDAY 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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