River Flood Warnings

James Spann | January 6, 2009 @ 8:25 pm | 8 Replies

Most major rivers in Alabama will be in flood for many days… here is the warning for the Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa:

…FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT…THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT OLIVER LOCK AND DAM.
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT…
* AT 6:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 127.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 129.0 FEET.
* FORECAST…RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 135.8 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING . THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT…AT 135.0 FEET…NUMEROUS CAMPHOUSES AND SOME PERMANENT
RESIDENCES SOUTHWEST OF TUSCALOOSA BECOME CUTOFF

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