Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 1 at 8:36PM CDT until May 3 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 1, 2026 - 6:36pm
Expires:
May 2, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
...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
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Choctaw, AL; Clarke, AL; Washington, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Mobile AL