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WGUS42 KTAE 282122
FLWTAE
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
522 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...OBSERVED FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING 
RIVERS IN ALABAMA...
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING 
RIVERS IN ALABAMA...
  CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR NEWTON AFFECTING DALE COUNTY
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...
 
...RAINFALL AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE REGION.
WITH THIS INCREASED RAINFALL THE RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION ARE RISEING QUICKLY... 

SAFETY MESSAGE...ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE 
LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD 
WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.


ALC045-292122-
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/NEWA1.2.ER.090328T1819Z.090329T1800Z.090331T1642Z.NO/
522 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR NEWTON.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  4:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.0 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY 
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.




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               FLD  OBSERVED         7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION       STG  STG  DAY TIME    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU

CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
  NEWTON        19  20.9 SAT 04 PM   26.6   24.6   20.1   14.9   10.4



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