Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Mobile/Pensacola
Areas Affected: Choctaw, AL; Clarke, AL; Washington, AL
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Friday 8:36pm CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 8:36pm CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 8:45pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 6:04pm CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 4:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Mobile AL
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Alabama... Tombigbee River Near Coffeeville Dam affecting Choctaw, Clarke and Washington Counties. For the Tombigbee River...including Coffeeville Dam, Coffeeville Dam - upstream, Leroy...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Tombigbee River near Coffeeville Dam. * WHEN...From Saturday evening to Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, pastureland becomes flooded. Livestock should be moved to higher ground. Old Ferry Road near the river begins to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 22.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow evening to a crest of 29.4 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 29.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob. Click on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations. The next statement will be issued when updates occur.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b3f53c2c84d856ed7d90af61afa015b3c2e1f22.001.1 Codes: ALC023, ALC025, ALC129 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b3f53c2c84d856ed7d90af61afa015b3c2e1f22.001.1