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Alabama, Coosa

Flood Warning

Statement as of 4:26 PM CDT on May 18, 2013

Expires 8:44 AM EDT on May 21, 2013


The National Weather Service in Birmingham al has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Coosa River near Logan Martin dam.
* From Sunday afternoon to Tuesday morning... or until the warning is
cancelled.
* At 2 PM Saturday the stage was 465.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 467 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to 467 feet by Sunday
evening. The river will fall below flood stage by Tuesday morning.
* Impact... at 467 feet... flooding of some boathouses and docks
around the lake occurs.




Flash Flood Watch

Statement as of 10:57 AM CDT on May 18, 2013

Expires 5:00 PM EDT on May 19, 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.






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Alabama - Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch
Alaska - Areal Flood Advisory , Areal Flood Watch , Winter Weather Advisory , Winter Storm Warning , Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Arizona - Fire Weather Watch
Arkansas - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
California - Wind Advisory , Fire Weather Watch , Public Information Statement
Colorado - Tornado Watch , Fire Weather Warning , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Florida - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Georgia - Flood Warning
Hawaii - Flash Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Areal Flood Advisory, High Surf Advisory , High Surf Advisory
Idaho - Lake Wind Advisory
Illinois - Flood Warning
Iowa - Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Kansas - Tornado Warning , Tornado Watch , Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Fire Weather Warning , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Kentucky - Flood Warning
Louisiana - Flood Warning
Maine - Frost Advisory , Freeze Warning
Minnesota - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Flood Watch , Dense Fog Advisory , Public Information Statement
Mississippi - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Missouri - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Montana - Flash Flood Warning
Nebraska - Tornado Warning , Tornado Watch , Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement
New Mexico - Fire Weather Warning , Fire Weather Warning, Fire Weather Watch , Fire Weather Watch, Fire Weather Warning , Record Report
North Carolina - Areal Flood Advisory , Flash Flood Watch , Public Information Statement
North Dakota - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning , Flood Watch , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Oklahoma - Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Fire Weather Warning , Record Report
South Carolina - Flood Warning
South Dakota - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Flash Flood Warning
Tennessee - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Texas - Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Fire Weather Warning , Fire Weather Watch , Fire Weather Watch, Fire Weather Warning , Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Utah - Public Information Statement
Virginia - Flash Flood Watch , Public Information Statement
Washington - Flood Warning
West Virginia - Public Information Statement
Wisconsin - Flood Warning , Dense Fog Advisory , Public Information Statement
Wyoming - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Public Information Statement
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