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Tombigbee River near Fulton Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 16.16 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 16.18 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 16.21 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 16.23 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 16.23 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 16.23 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 16.24 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 16.24 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 16.23 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 16.21 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 16.2 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 16.17 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 16.15 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 16.13 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 16.1 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 16.08 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 16.04 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 16.01 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.98 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.95 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.92 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.89 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.86 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.82 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.8 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.76 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.74 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.71 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.69 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.66 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.62 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.6 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.57 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.52 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.49 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.46 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.41 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 15.36 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 15.33 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 15.29 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 15.25 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 15.21 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 15.15 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 15.09 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 15.05 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.99 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.92 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.85 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.78 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.69 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.62 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.55 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.47 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.36 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.26 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.18 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 14.09 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 13.99 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 13.89 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 13.79 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 13.68 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 13.47 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.36 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.26 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.15 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.05 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 12.95 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 12.85 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 12.74 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Highest Forecast: 12.2 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 11.7 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 11.3 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10.9 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10.6 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10.3 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10.1 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.9 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.7 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.5 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.4 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 9.3 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 9.2 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 9.1 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8.8 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8.7 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8.6 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 8.5 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFULM6(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:10AM May 21, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 8:33AM May 21)Latest observed value: 12.74 ft at 8:00 AM CDT 21-May-2013. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Tombigbee River near Fulton are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:28
Moderate Flood Stage:25
Flood Stage:20
Action Stage:16

Historical Crests
(1) 27.72 ft on 05/27/1991
(2) 25.75 ft on 03/22/1955
(3) 24.18 ft on 02/12/1991
(4) 23.70 ft on 12/27/1982
(5) 23.00 ft on 05/20/1983
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.87 ft on 08/12/1930
(2) 1.85 ft on 09/28/1964
(3) 1.92 ft on 08/05/1965
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28 numerous secondary roads are flooded and evacuations are necessary
25 extensive agriculture flooding is occurring. Evacuations may be necessary for residents living near the river
23 widespread flooding along the river. Agriculture land and a few homes south of new hwy 78 will be affected
21 low lying secondary roads near the river begin to flood. Equipment and livestock should be moved to higher ground and residents near the river may need to take additional flood precautions
20 most low lying agriculture land along the river is flooding and access may be restricted in low lying areas
18.5 most low land between the old river and the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway is flooding
16 flooding of low lying areas between the river channels is occurring
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(5) USGS/USACE gage house
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Latitude: 34.265000° N, Longitude: 88.445278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 20 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 242.93 ft 262.93 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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