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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
832 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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

LEVELS ARE NOW FALLING ON THE UPPER ALABAMA RIVER...AND THIS TREND
WILL WORK DOWNSTREAM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE ALABAMA RIVER AT MONTGOMERY.
 LATEST STAGE:     31.0 FEET AT 7 AM TUESDAY.
 CAUTION STAGE:    26 FEET.
 FLOOD STAGE:      35 FEET.
 FORECAST:         CONTINUED FALL...DROPPING BELOW 26 FEET
                   WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACT...AT 26 FEET...SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
  SECONDARY ROADS BEGINS IN THE MONTGOMERY AREA.  FLOODING OF THE
  GOLF COURSE AT MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE AND RIVER ROAD OCCURS AT
  STAGES AROUND 30 FEET AND HIGHER.


THE ALABAMA RIVER AT SELMA.
 LATEST STAGE:     33.4 FEET AT 7 AM TUESDAY.
 CAUTION STAGE:    30 FEET.
 FLOOD STAGE:      45 FEET.
 FORECAST:         CREST NEAR 34.6 FEET THIS EVENING AND THEN BEGIN
                   TO FALL. DROP BELOW 30 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACT...AT 30 FEET...PASTURE LANDS BELOW SELMA BECOME FLOODED.

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

ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

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

$$