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Alabama, Coosa

Flood Warning

Statement as of 9:17 PM CST on March 10, 2010

Expires 12:08 PM EST on March 12, 2010


... Flood Warning extended until Friday morning... the Flood Warning
continues for
the Coosa River at Childersburg.
* Until Friday morning... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:30 PM Wednesday the stage was 403.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 402.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 404.4 feet by
tomorrow morning . The river will fall below flood stage tomorrow
late evening .





Flash Flood Watch

Statement as of 10:31 PM CST on March 10, 2010

Expires 7:00 AM EST on March 11, 2010


... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 6 am CST Thursday...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of central Alabama... east central Alabama... northeast
Alabama... northwest Alabama... southeast Alabama and west
central Alabama... including the following areas... in central
Alabama... Autauga... Bibb... Blount... Chilton... Coosa... Dallas...
Elmore... Jefferson... Lowndes... Montgomery... Perry... Shelby...
St. Clair... Talladega and Walker. In east central Alabama...
Calhoun... Chambers... Clay... Cleburne... Lee... Macon...
Randolph... Russell and Tallapoosa. In northeast Alabama...
Cherokee and Etowah. In northwest Alabama... Marion and
Winston. In southeast Alabama... Barbour... Bullock and Pike. In
west central Alabama... Fayette... Greene... Hale... Lamar...
Marengo... Pickens... Sumter and Tuscaloosa.

* Until 6 am CST Thursday

* several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected through
the remainder of tonight. Additional rainfall of 1 to 2 inches
is expected. The heaviest rainfall during the past 24 hours has
been in a band from Bibb County and across Shelby... Talladega...
Calhoun and Cleburne counties... where 4 to 6 inches has fallen.
Widespread flooding has occured in Shelby and Talladega
counties. Many creeks are swollen and out of their banks.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

During heavy rains... keep children away from storm drains... water
catchments... and waterways. Shallow... gently flowing water can
become a raging torrent in a matter minutes when heavy rains
occur.

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize
the dangers of floods and flash floods.





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