River Statement
385 FGUS84 KHUN 120003 RVSHUN ALC079-130003- HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 703 PM CDT SUN AUG 11 2013 ...RISES FORECAST TO OCCUR ON THE BIG NANCE CREEK AT COURTLAND... RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE RAPIDLY ON THE BIG NANCE CREEK. ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE...SOME NUISANCE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS MAY STILL OCCUR. IF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OCCURS...THE RIVER COULD STILL REACH FLOOD STAGE. AT 6 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET. ACTION STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO 12.5 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.AT 12.0 FEET...THE RIVER OVERFLOWS ON COUNTY ROAD 150 ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE UPSTREAM OF THE GAGE SITE...SOUTH OF COURTLAND. ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM RISING RIVER LEVELS. && RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12AM 6AM 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME MON MON MON MON TUE TUE BIG NANCE CREEK COURTLAND 14.0 11.5 SUN 6 PM 11.6 11.7 11.8 12.0 12.5 11.9 $$