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Weather Forecast Office Huntsville, AL

Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center

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NOTE: Forecasts for the Elk River (TN) near Fayetteville are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)

Major Flood Stage:	26
Moderate Flood Stage:	20.7
Flood Stage:	17.5
Action Stage:	14
Low Stage (in feet):	0

Historic Crests
(1) 29.52 ft on 12/23/1990
(2) 28.60 ft on 03/16/1973
(3) 27.50 ft on 03/13/1842 (P)
(4) 27.20 ft on 03/23/1929 (P)
(5) 27.20 ft on 01/05/1949
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 20.86 ft on 04/01/2021 (P)
(2) 19.70 ft on 03/24/2020
(3) 24.21 ft on 02/06/2020
(4) 21.59 ft on 03/10/2019
(5) 18.47 ft on 03/04/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.75 ft on 12/09/1970

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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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26	Several businesses and homes are flooded.
23.5	Flood water covers Tennessee Highway 273 at several locations in and around Fayetteville.
21	Flood waters reach residential areas in low lying areas of Fayetteville.
20.7	Flood waters reach the City Pumping Station in Fayetteville.
17.5	Bottomland along the river begins to flood.

About This Location

Latitude: 35.134444° N, Longitude: 86.539722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage Reference Frame	Gauge Height	Flood Stage	Uses
NWS stage	0 ft	17.5 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	Not Available	Not Available	Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL	Not Available	Not Available	Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other	650.58 ft	668.08 ft

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Huntsville Weather Forecast Office
320 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL 35805
(256) 890-8503
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