Jefferson

The National Weather Service in Birmingham al has issued a

* Flood Warning for the Cahaba river near Cahaba Heights.
* Until Thursday evening...
* at 7:30 PM Tuesday the stage was 13.9 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by this evening and continue to
rise to near 16.4 feet by tomorrow early afternoon . The river will
fall below flood stage by tomorrow late evening .
* Impact... at 17.0 feet... flooding of some commercial property in the
area begins at stages near 18 feet

743 PM CST Tue Jan 06 2009

The Flood Warning continues for the Locust Fork at Sayre.
* Until late Friday night.
* At 7:00 PM Tuesday the stage was 28.6 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 32.3 feet by
tomorrow early afternoon . The river will fall below flood stage
early Friday morning.

737 PM CST Tue Jan 06 2009

The National Weather Service in Birmingham al has issued a

* Flood Warning for the Black Warrior river at Bankhead lock
and dam.
* From late tonight to Friday evening...
* at 6:30 PM Tuesday the stage was 188.2 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 189.0 feet.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by early tomorrow and continue
to rise to near 189.8 feet by early Thursday morning. The river
will fall below flood stage by Thursday night.
* Impact... at 189.0 feet... flooding of farmland and low lying
Woodlands in the area occurs