Wednesday Morning Flooding Update

Standing water and flooding continue to be the biggest weather concerns today.  Additional forecast rainfall around .5" is less than in previous days, but since the ground cannot absorb any more water, it will continue to contribute to rising waters in the flooded areas.  All of north Alabama and portions of southern Tennessee remain under various Flood Watches and Warnings.

Here's the latest on flooding around the area from the Huntsville National Weather Service.

Big Nance Creek in Lawrence County:

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG NANCE CREEK AT COURTLAND.
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT 5 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CREST
  NEAR 15.5 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE BY LATE TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO COVER ROADS SOUTH OF
  DOWNTOWN COURTLAND.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.0 FEET
  ON JAN 24 2012.

 

Along the Tennessee River:

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TENNESSEE RIVER AT FLORENCE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 7 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 20.4 FEET NEAR BY FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES
  ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...ALABAMA STATE HIGHWAY 20 IS FLOODED AT THE
  UNDERPASS BELOW U.S. HIGHWAYS 43 AND 72. THE UNDERPASS WILL LIKELY
  BE CLOSED.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.2 FEET
  ON MAY 3 2010.

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TENNESSEE RIVER AT WHITESBURG.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 7 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
  CREST NEAR 20.1 FEET ON THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS THEN
  FORECAST TO BEGIN TO SLOWLY FALL...BUT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
  ABOVE FLOOD STAGE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...BACKWATER CAUSES FLOODING ON REDSTONE
  ARSENAL. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS OCCURRING ON THE MORGAN COUNTY
  SIDE OF THE RIVER WITH HUNDREDS OF ACRES AND SEVERAL HOMES AND
  ROADS FLOODED.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.5 FEET
  ON MAR 11 2011.

 

Along Indian Creek in SW Madison County:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1030 AM CST

* AT 530 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
  RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY THIS MORNING.
  AT THE INDIAN CREEK GAUGE SITE IN MADISON...THE CURRENT READING IS
  8.33 FEET AND RISING. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF FLOODING
  AT CREEKWOOD PARK...ALONG MILL ROAD NEAR BOTH BRADFORD CREEK AND
  MILL CREEK...AND ALONG INDIAN SPRINGS ROAD NEAR PROVIDENCE.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  HUNTSVILLE...MADISON...MOORES MILL...MERIDIANVILLE...REDSTONE
  ARSENAL...HARVEST AND TRIANA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

 

The Flint River:

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...THE
FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE FLINT RIVER AT BROWNSBORO.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 5 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.3 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT
  5 AM WEDNESDAY WAS 18.3 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.0 FEET BY
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...BACKWATER ON A NEARBY TRIBUTARY ADDED TO
  FLOODWATERS FROM FLINT RIVER BOTH REACH A SMALL BRIDGE ON
  BROWNSBORO ROAD.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.5 FEET
  ON JAN 23 2012.

 

The Paint Rock River:

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 10 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT
  10 PM TUESDAY WAS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.0 FEET BY
  FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF ALABAMA STATE HIGHWAY 65 ARE
  CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.8 FEET
  ON DEC 10 2009.