Updated: 1:20 AM CST on January 07, 2009 at Huntsville Madison, Alabama(KMDQ)
Forecast for Madison
Overnight
Cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers in the morning...then partly cloudy with isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Near steady temperature in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday Night
Colder. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
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... The Flood Warning remains in effect until 1130 am CST Wednesday for small streams in Franklin... southern Lincoln... Lawrence... DeKalb... Jackson... Madison... Limestone... Marshall... Cullman and Morgan counties...
Light to occasionally moderate rainfall mainly east of the Interstate 65 corridor will gradually diminish over the next two to three hours... with additional rain of one to three tenths of an inch possible.
Although the threat of additional heavy rainfall and flash flooding has diminished... numerous roads and bridges remain closed due to flood waters. Runoff will continue overnight into small streams and creeks... many of which will run bankfull or higher causing additional flooding through Wednesday morning.
Here is updated information on big Wills Creek in Fort Payne. At 1045 PM... the river stage was 14.1 feet and nearing its crest. Flood stage is 11 feet. The river will remain in flood through Wednesday morning.
Here is updated information on Indian Creek in Madison. At 1115 PM... the river stage was 7.80 feet and now falling. The river should fall below the flood stage of 7.5 feet before 6 am this morning.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely. Move to higher ground.
The Flood Warning continues for the Flint River at Brownsboro * until late Wednesday night * at 7 PM Tuesday the stage was 15.6 feet * minor flooding is forecast * flood stage is 17.0 feet * forecast... rise above flood stage tonight and continue to rise to near 18.5 feet by Wednesday morning. The river will fall below flood stage by Wednesday evening. * Impact... at 19.0 feet... water begins to flood yards on the downstream side of the Brownsboro Road bridge. * Flood history... this crest compares to a previous crest of 18.6 feet on Dec 17 2000.
River flood observed mid 6am noon 6pm crest location stage stg day time Wed Wed Wed Wed stg day time
The Flood Warning continues for the Paint Rock river near Woodville * until Friday evening * at 7 PM Tuesday the stage was 14.2 feet * minor flooding is forecast * flood stage is 16.0 feet * forecast... rise above flood stage after midnight tonight and continue to rise to near 18.0 feet by midday Thursday. The river will fall below flood stage by Friday afternoon. * Impact... at 16.0 feet... flood waters affect mostly bottomland along the river... including low-lying farm and pasturelands. * Flood history... this crest compares to a previous crest of 18.3 feet on Mar 7 2004.
River flood observed mid 6am noon 6pm crest location stage stg day time Wed Wed Wed Wed stg day time
Paint Rock river Woodville 16.0 14.2 Tue 7 PM 15.5 16.6 17.2 17.4 18.0 Thu 12pm