River Statement
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL

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FGUS84 KHUN 241525
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ALC033-077-250445-
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1025 AM 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 10 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET. ACTION STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. ALTHOUGH A BRIEF RISE TO 15.9 FEET IS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW 14 FEET BY SUNDAY.

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.

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

TENNESSEE RIVER
FLORENCE     18.0  15.8 FRI 10 AM 15.8 15.9 15.9 15.4 15.2 15.1


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