National Weather Service: Flood Warning

Tuscaloosa, AL

Current Conditions

Clear

40 °F

Clear

4 mph from the North

28 °F

30.10 in

38 °F

63%

10.0 miles

Tuscaloosa, AL

Updated — 9:53 PM CST on January 08, 2009

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Forecast for Tuscaloosa (35401)

Friday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 61° / L 49°
Saturday
tstorms
T-storms
H 58° / L 32°
Sunday
clear
Clear
H 52° / L 29°
Monday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 54° / L 27°
Tuesday
clear
Clear
H 49° / L 22°
Friday

Sunny. Highs around 60. Light winds then becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Cloudy. Isolated showers between 10 PM and 2 am. Scattered showers after 2 am. Lows around 49. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Saturday

Cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms through 2 PM...then scattered showers after 2 PM. Highs around 57. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Saturday Night

Cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 32. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.

Monday

Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Tuesday Night

Clear. Lows in the lower 20s.

Statement as of 8:26 PM CST on January 08, 2009

Flood Warning


... Flood Warning extended until late Saturday night... the Flood
Warning continues for
the Locust Fork at Sayre.
* Until late Saturday night... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:00 PM Thursday the stage was 37.9 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
early Saturday morning.




826 PM CST Thu Jan 08 2009

... Flood Warning extended until Sunday evening... the Flood Warning
continues for
the Black Warrior river at Oliver lock and dam.
* Until Sunday evening... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 6:00 PM Thursday the stage was 137.1 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 129.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Saturday evening.
* Impact... at 135.0 feet... numerous camphouses and some permanent
residences southwest of Tuscaloosa become cutoff




826 PM CST Thu Jan 08 2009

... Flood Warning extended until Saturday afternoon... the Flood
Warning continues for
the Black Warrior river at Holt lock and dam.
* Until Saturday afternoon... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 6:00 PM Thursday the stage was 142.6 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 140.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
tomorrow early afternoon .
* Impact... at 140.0 feet... some minor flooding of low lying areas in
the area occurs when the river level reaches 140 feet





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