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FGUS84 KBMX 190740
RVSBMX
ALC001-047-051-085-101-191140-

HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
240 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE ALABAMA RIVER...

HEAVY RAINFALL SINCE FRIDAY IS PRODUCING RISES ALONG THE ALABAMA
RIVER NEAR MONTGOMERY.  HOWEVER...LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW ESTABLISHED FLOOD STAGES...AND ANY OVERFLOW ALONG THE
RIVER SHOULD BE OF A MINOR NATURE.

THE ALABAMA RIVER AT MONTGOMERY.
 LATEST STAGE:     25.2 FEET AT 2 AM SUNDAY.
 CAUTION STAGE:    26 FEET.
 FLOOD STAGE:      35 FEET.
 FORECAST:         CREST NEAR 27.3 FEET TOMORROW MORNING
                   AND THEN BEGIN TO FALL.



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

IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT THESE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON RAINFALL THAT HAS
ALREADY OCCURRED AND ON ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY.  IF MORE
RAINFALL THAN IS CURRENTLY FORECAST OCCURS IT MAY BECOME NECESSARY
TO REVISE THESE FORECASTS UPWARD.

ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED MONDAY 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

$$