Coosa

The Flood Warning continues for
the Coosa River near Logan Martin dam.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 12:00 am Sunday the stage was 466.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 467 feet.
* Forecast... the river is expected to rise to near flood stage
this morning... then remain steady.
* Impact... at 467 feet... flooding of some boathouses and docks
around the lake occurs.

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Sunday afternoon...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of central Alabama... east central Alabama... northeast
Alabama and southeast Alabama... including the following
areas... in central Alabama... Blount... Coosa... Elmore...
Jefferson... Montgomery... Shelby... St. Clair and Talladega. In
east central Alabama... Calhoun... Chambers... Clay... Cleburne...
Lee... Macon... Randolph... Russell and Tallapoosa. In northeast
Alabama... Cherokee and Etowah. In southeast Alabama... Bullock.

* Through Sunday afternoon

* prior heavy rainfall across eastern Alabama has saturated the
ground. Any additional heavy rain that develops in the watch
area may quickly lead to more flash flooding.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.

... Gate operations continue at Martin dam...

Alabama power company advises that gate operations continue at
Martin dam due to heavy rainfall that has occurred over portions
of the Tallapoosa river basin. As of 9 PM this evening... 4 gates
have been opened.

Interests downstream of Martin dam should stay informed of revised
river forecasts for the lower Tallapoosa and Alabama rivers.