FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL
812 PM CST THU JAN 08 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...
TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR COFFEEVILLE DAM AND NEAR LEROY AFFECTING CHOCTAW...CLARKE AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER.
SAFETY MESSAGE...
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
ALC023-025-129-100212-
/O.CON.KMOB.FL.W.0002.090110T2100Z-000000T0000Z/
/LRYA1.1.ER.090110T2100Z.090115T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
812 PM CST THU JAN 08 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR LEROY
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 7PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.2 FEET
* NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24 FEET
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 25.7 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE
THEREAFTER.
AT 24 FEET, FLOODING OF LOW LYING FARM AND PASTURELANDS IN THE AREA WILL
OCCUR. CATTLE IN LOW LYING AREAS MAY NEED TO BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
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