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Weather Forecast Office Huntsville, AL

Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center

Flood Warning

Hydrograph

River at a Glance

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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Aldridge Creek (AL) near Farley. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 17 Moderate Flood Stage: 15 Flood Stage: 11 Action Stage: 10 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests (1) 13.78 ft on 06/28/1999 (2) 13.68 ft on 12/09/2009 (3) 11.66 ft on 05/06/2003 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 10.16 ft on 04/13/2020 (2) 13.68 ft on 12/09/2009 (3) 8.61 ft on 12/09/2004 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:16 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer 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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24.5	Water is several feet deep over the bridge on Mountain Gap Road. Significant flooding of homes and businesses is occurring.
18.5	Water overtops the bridge at Mountain Gap Road.
17	Water begins to overtop levees on both sides of the creek upstream of Mountain Gap Road...threatening homes and businesses.
15	The creek overflows the right bank upstream of Mountain Gap Road...and begins to threaten a Huntsville Utilities Substation just east of the creek. Large portions of the Aldridge Creek Greenway are flooded.
11	The creek reaches bankfull and begins to flood the Aldridge Creek Greenway just south of Mountain Gap Road.

About This Location

Latitude: 34.623889° N, Longitude: 86.541111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 11 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 575.9 ft 586.9 ft   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Farley

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