...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CAHABA RIVER NEAR CAHABA 
HEIGHTS...

.HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE FRIDAY OVER THE 
UPPER CAHABA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN...AND A FLOOD CONTINUES FOR THE 
CAHABA RIVER NEAR CAHABA HEIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. 

ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY SUNDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF 
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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849 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013



...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE CAHABA RIVER NEAR CAHABA HEIGHTS.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.2 FEET BY 
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT . THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
TOMORROW AFTERNOON .
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...WATER OVERFLOWS THE YARDS OF SOME HOMES 
NEAR THE RIVER.

...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-
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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.

&&