Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
633 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Alabama...

  Paint Rock River NEAR Woodville affecting Jackson, Marshall and
  Madison Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.


ALC071-089-095-101145-
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/WDVA1.1.ER.240509T2330Z.240510T1200Z.240511T0336Z.NO/
633 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Paint Rock River near Woodville.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Flood waters affect mostly bottomland
  along the river...including low lying farm and pasturelands.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.5
    feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
    late tomorrow evening.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    16.5 feet on 01/17/1997.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3491 8628 3489 8606 3442 8637 3450 8653


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