Expires:201305071537;;830156 FGUS84 KHUN 071037 RVSHUN TNC051-103-071537- HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 537 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013 ...RISES FORECAST TO OCCUR ON THE ELK RIVER AT FAYETTEVILLE... RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE RAPIDLY ON THE ELK RIVER. THE RIVER CRESTED EARILER THSI MORNING...AND ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT REACH FLOOD STAGE...SOME NUISANCE FLOODING OF LOWLANDS MAY STILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. IF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OCCURS...THE RIVER COULD STILL REACH FLOOD STAGE. AT 5 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET. ACTION STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 17.5 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO 12.9 FEET BY THIS MORNING. ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM RISING RIVER LEVELS. && RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM 12PM 6PM LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME TUE TUE WED WED WED WED ELK RIVER FAYETTEVILLE 17.5 12.8 TUE 5 AM 11.9 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.6 $$