3 products issued by NWS for: Mountain Brook AL
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 727 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ALZ011>015-017>050-200030- MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE- CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA- CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA- CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON- BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- 727 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY NEAR AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. THIS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL EARLY SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY...RIVER FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS FORECAST TO OCCUR ALONG THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER BASIN...UPPER CAHABA RIVER BASIN...AND COOSA RIVER BASIN. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ONGOING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON COULD POSE A RISK OF CONTINUED FLASH FLOODING GENERALLY NEAR AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. RIVER FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ALONG THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER BASIN...UPPER CAHABA RIVER BASIN...AND COOSA RIVER BASIN THROUGH SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NECESSARY TONIGHT TO MONITOR FOR FLOODING. $$
Flood Warning
FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 226 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... CAHABA RIVER NEAR CAHABA HEIGHTS AFFECTING BIBB...JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES. .HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE FRIDAY OVER THE UPPER CAHABA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN...AND A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CAHABA RIVER NEAR CAHABA HEIGHTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN. && ALC007-073-117-190726- /O.NEW.KBMX.FL.W.0033.130518T2215Z-130520T0804Z/ /CHGA1.1.ER.130518T2215Z.130519T1200Z.130519T2004Z.NO/ 226 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CAHABA RIVER NEAR CAHABA HEIGHTS. * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 17 FEET...FLOODING OF SOME COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN THE AREA BEGINS. $$
Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1057 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH REDEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA... .AS MUCH AS 9 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CENTRAL ALABAMA SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING ACROSS SEVERAL COUNTIES. THE BOUNDARY...THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRAINING OF STORMS...REMAINS ACROSS THE NORTH AND EASTERN AREAS...SO ANY REDEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT...AND SUNDAY WOULD RESULT IN MORE TRAINING OF STORMS AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING. SATELLITE AND MODEL SOUNDING SHOW PLENTY OF SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AT LEAST 4 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IF ENOUGH DEVELOPMENT BEGINS IN MISSISSIPPI...THIS WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED FURTHER WEST. ALZ017>021-024>029-036>038-043>048-190400- /O.NEW.KBMX.FF.A.0004.130518T1557Z-130519T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY- ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS- ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT... LAFAYETTE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE... UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY 1057 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...BLOUNT... COOSA...ELMORE...JEFFERSON...MONTGOMERY...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR AND TALLADEGA. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN...CHAMBERS... CLAY...CLEBURNE...LEE...MACON...RANDOLPH...RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...BULLOCK. * THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN ALABAMA HAS SATURATED THE GROUND AND THE ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS WOULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING WITH ANY ADDITIONAL REDEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OVER AREAS ALREADY IMPACTED BY FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$