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Sipsey Fork near Grayson

Highest listed crest 44.27 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft36 crests since 1967

The Sipsey Fork near Grayson crested above flood stage 36 times among the 36 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1967 to 2025. The highest, 44.27 ft on March 16, 1973, was minor flooding, 20.27 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
44.27 ft
March 16, 1973; 20,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
24.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
36 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
24.02 ft, minor flooding
Location
Winston County
Alabama

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Sipsey Fork near Grayson
Action stage16.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.036Apr 6, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

36 crests from 1967 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sipsey Fork near Grayson, 1967 to 2025 202530354045ft Flood stage 24.0 ft Dec 18, 1967: 38.29 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1969: 33.48 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1971: 25.10 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1973: 44.27 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1975: 36.20 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1977: 33.54 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1978: 26.98 ft, minor flooding; 7,980 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1980: 26.93 ft, minor flooding; 7,700 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1982: 27.87 ft, minor flooding; 8,100 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1983: 33.66 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1984: 33.37 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1985: 25.00 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1989: 27.55 ft, minor flooding; 8,000 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1990: 33.66 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1993: 25.37 ft, minor flooding; 7,110 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1994: 29.66 ft, minor flooding; 9,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1995: 31.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1997: 31.77 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1998: 29.79 ft, minor flooding; 9,130 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 36.78 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2000: 25.04 ft, minor flooding; 6,970 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2001: 25.84 ft, minor flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2001: 28.68 ft, minor flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2003: 29.02 ft, minor flooding; 8,660 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2004: 33.13 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2004: 25.18 ft, minor flooding; 6,940 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2009: 27.22 ft, minor flooding; 7,850 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2011: 30.45 ft, minor flooding; 9,340 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2015: 41.81 ft, minor flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 2017: 25.27 ft, minor flooding; 6,980 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2019: 27.29 ft, minor flooding; 7,880 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2020: 31.04 ft, minor flooding; 9,670 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2021: 24.90 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2022: 26.22 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2025: 24.59 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2025: 24.02 ft, minor flooding Highest, 44.27 ft, Mar 16, 1973 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sipsey Fork near Grayson 1960s: 2 1970s: 5 1980s: 6 1990s: 7 7 2000s: 7 2010s: 4 2020s: 5 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Sipsey Fork near Grayson
1Mar 16, 197344.27+20.27Minor20,300
2Dec 25, 201541.81+17.81Minor17,500
3Dec 18, 196738.29+14.29Minor14,200
4Jan 23, 199936.78+12.78Minor13,500
5Oct 17, 197536.20+12.20Minor13,000
6May 19, 198333.66+9.66Minor11,100
7Dec 23, 199033.66+9.66Minor11,300
8Mar 4, 197733.54+9.54Minor11,000
9Dec 30, 196933.48+9.48Minor11,000
10May 3, 198433.37+9.37Minor10,900
11Feb 6, 200433.13+9.13Minor10,800
12May 3, 199731.77+7.77Minor10,100
13Feb 17, 199531.60+7.60Minor10,000
14Apr 13, 202031.04+7.04Minor9,670
15Jan 1, 201130.45+6.45Minor9,340
16Jan 7, 199829.79+5.79Minor9,130
17Feb 11, 199429.66+5.66Minor9,070
18Feb 22, 200329.02+5.02Minor8,660
19Dec 14, 200128.68+4.68Minor8,500
20Jan 3, 198227.87+3.87Minor8,100
21Mar 5, 198927.55+3.55Minor8,000
22Feb 20, 201927.29+3.29Minor7,880
23Dec 9, 200927.22+3.22Minor7,850
24May 8, 197826.98+2.98Minor7,980
25Mar 7, 198026.93+2.93Minor7,700
26Apr 16, 202226.22+2.22Minor—
27Apr 3, 200125.84+1.84Minor7,300
28Mar 23, 199325.37+1.37Minor7,110
29Dec 20, 201725.27+1.27Minor6,980
30Dec 7, 200425.18+1.18Minor6,940
31Feb 26, 197125.10+1.10Minor7,000
32Apr 3, 200025.04+1.04Minor6,970
33May 1, 198525.00+1.00Minor6,900
34Sep 21, 202124.90+0.90Minor—
35Feb 13, 202524.59+0.59Minor—
36Apr 6, 202524.02+0.02Minor—

Winston County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Alabama

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GRAA1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.