Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
02343240
Latitude
31.62533 N
Longitude
85.06444 W
Elevation
-
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Walter F. George Reservoir Near Fort GainesReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 68 instruments in Alabama stand at one.

Station charts

Walter F. George Reservoir Near Fort Gaines Report

Rank
-
Schedule
every houron the hour's :15
Reports received, 24 hours
10 of 2441.6% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Reports received, 7 days
10 of 1685.9% of its schedule, 12 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 5, 10:15 PM
Latest report
Oct 6, 9:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
18 min9 in 10 within 18 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 765 ranked stations in Alabama on Oct 6 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 14; 20 to 29 per cent, 7; 30 to 39 per cent, 0; 40 to 49 per cent, 30; 50 to 59 per cent, 42; 60 to 69 per cent, 45; 70 to 79 per cent, 15; 80 to 89 per cent, 55; 90 to 99 per cent, 269; 100 per cent, 288.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALABAMA, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 191420 to 29730 to 3940 to 493050 to 594260 to 694570 to 791580 to 895590 to 99269100288STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%288
90 to 99%269
80 to 89%55
70 to 79%15
60 to 69%45
50 to 59%42
40 to 49%30
30 to 39%0
20 to 29%7
10 to 19%14
0 to 9%0

Station report

Walter F. George Reservoir Near Fort Gaines, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 53 degrees above the horizon at 31.63 N, and the day is 11 h 34 min long. Level ground there takes 80 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Walter F. George Reservoir Near Fort Gaines, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 34 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02343240FIG. E THE SUN AT WALTER F. GEORGE RESERVOIR NEAR FORT GAINESELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 82°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 6, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 34 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.63 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLEWalter F. George Reservoir Near Fort Gaines, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 02343240TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-02343240-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Walter F. George Reservoir Near Fort Gaines, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 02343240FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEWalter F. George Reservoir Near Fort Gaines, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 02343240TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-02343240-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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