PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 
500 AM CST WED DEC 8 2004 


...WRAPUP OF HEAVY RAIN EVENT ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...


HEAVY RAIN SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY FROM SUNDAY 
DECEMBER 5 THROUGH TUESDAY DECEMBER 7. THIS HEAVY RAIN CAUSED 
WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...PLUS OTHER FLOODING 
CONCERNS. 


THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME PRELIMINARY SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THE 
EVENT...


...LAUDERDALE COUNTY...
ANDERSON                4.34
ARKDELL                 3.93
OAKLAND                 3.86
WRIGHT                  3.77


...COLBERT COUNTY...
MOUNT HESTER            4.36
MUSCLE SHOALS AIRPORT   4.83
MUSCLE SHOALS COOP      4.62


...FRANKLIN COUNTY ALABAMA...
CEDAR CREEK DAM         4.29
DIME                    7.33
HODGES                  6.60
RED BAY                 5.14
RUSSELLVILLE            5.84


...LAWRENCE COUNTY...
MOULTON                 4.43
TOWN CREEK              4.99


...LIMESTONE COUNTY...
ATHENS                  6.13
BELLE MINA              4.57
DECATUR AIRPORT         3.88


...MORGAN COUNTY...
DANVILLE                4.03
DECATUR - WEST          4.46
FALKVILLE               3.38
PENCE                   3.93


...CULLMAN COUNTY...
BERLIN                  2.87
CULLMAN                 3.05


...MADISON COUNTY...
FARLEY                  4.25
HADEN                   5.19
HAMPTON COVE            4.72
HARVEST                 5.93
HUNTSVILLE - AIRPORT    4.57
HUNTSVILLE - DOWNTOWN   5.49
HUNTSVILLE - EAST       4.46
HUNTSVILLE - NORTH      5.95
HUNTSVILLE - S PARKWAY  5.27
HUNTSVILLE - SOUTHEAST  3.88
HUNTSVILLE - SOUTHWEST  4.59
HUNTSVILLE - UAH        5.08
MADISON - MADISON BLVD  4.63
MADISON - WEST          6.00
MONROVIA                6.01
MONROVIA - WEST         4.89
OWENS CROSSROADS        5.04


...MARSHALL COUNTY...
ALBERTVILLE             1.81
GUNTERSVILLE            2.11 (PRELIMINARY TOTAL)
GUNTERSVILLE DAM        2.27


...JACKSON COUNTY...
FLAT ROCK               3.15
HYTOP                   4.87
LIM ROCK                6.18
SCOTTSBORO              3.61
WIDOWS CREEK            6.05
WOODVILLE               4.26

...DE KALB COUNTY...
DE SOTO STATE PARK      2.09
GROVE OAK               1.62
HENAGAR                 3.04

...LINCOLN COUNTY...
FAYETTEVILLE            3.84
PETERSBURG              2.59

...MOORE COUNTY...
LYNCHBURG               3.38
LYNCHBURG - SOUTH       3.46

...FRANKLIN COUNTY TENNESSEE...
ANDERSON                5.50
SALEM                   4.96
SEWANEE                 4.67 (PRELIMINARY TOTAL)
WINCHESTER              3.85


THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME UNOFFICIAL RIVER STAGE DATA FROM THE EVENT...
(NOTE...ADDITIONAL CRESTS MAY STILL OCCUR LATER. THIS DATA IS UP TO 
DATE AS OF 5 AM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8.)

ELK RIVER NEAR FAYETTEVILLE       CRESTED 20.26 FT AT 4PM TUESDAY
                                  1.73 FT LOWER THAN FEB 2004 FLOOD

FLINT RIVER NEAR CHASE            CRESTED 19.40 FT AT 5AM TUESDAY
                                  1.10 FT LOWER THAN FEB 2004 FLOOD

FLINT RIVER AT BROWNSBORO         CRESTED 22.59 FT AT 9AM TUESDAY
                                  0.44 FT LOWER THAN FEB 2004 FLOOD

PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE   CRESTED 20.46 FT AT 7PM TUESDAY
                                  EQUAL TO FEB 2004 FLOOD

INDIAN CREEK AT MADISON           CRESTED 9.62 FT AT 10PM MONDAY
                                  CRESTED AGAIN 9.50 FT NOON TUESDAY
                                  EQUAL TO FEB 2004 FLOOD

LIMESTONE CREEK NEAR CAPSHAW      CRESTED 12.00 FT AT 9AM TUESDAY
                                  0.99 FT LOWER THAN FEB 2004 FLOOD

BIG NANCE CREEK AT COURTLAND      NOT YET CRESTED (MAX 20.53 FT)
                                  1.23 FT LOWER THAN FEB 2004 FLOOD

TENNESSEE RIVER AT WHITESBURG     NOT YET CRESTED (MAX 20.57 FT)
                                  3.17 FT HIGHER THAN FEB 2004 FLOOD
                                  4.10 FT LOWER THAN MAY 2003 FLOOD

TENNESSEE RIVER AT DECATUR        NOT YET CRESTED (MAX 8.10 FT)
                                  EQUAL TO FEB 2004 FLOOD
                                  2.19 FT LOWER THAN MAY 2003 FLOOD

TENNESSEE RIVER AT WILSON DAM     CRESTED 25.78 FT AT 3PM TUESDAY
                                  2.89 FT HIGHER THAN FEB 2004 FLOOD
                                  0.70 FT LOWER THAN MAY 2003 FLOOD

TENNESSEE RIVER AT FLORENCE       CRESTED 24.78 FT AT 4PM TUESDAY
                                  4.34 FT HIGHER THAN FEB 2004 FLOOD
                                  0.75 FT LOWER THAN MAY 2003 FLOOD

TENNESSEE RIVER AT SMITHSONIA     CRESTED 18.04 FT AT 4PM TUESDAY
                                  1.28 FT HIGHER THAN FEB 2004 FLOOD
                                  0.24 FT HIGHER THAN MAY 2003 FLOOD
                                  
ALL OF THE ABOVE DATA IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CORRECTION.

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