Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 10 at 2:52AM EDT until October 13 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 9, 2026 - 11:52pm
Expires:
October 10, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Alabama...
Pea River near Ariton (US 231) affecting Coffee and Dale Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pea River near Ariton (US 231).
* WHEN...From this afternoon to Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, The basement of a home on U.S. Highway 231
and the Pea River will be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 6.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this afternoon to a crest of 16.6 feet early tomorrow afternoon.
It will then fall below flood stage Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.6
feet on 09/27/1956.
- 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.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 200 PM CDT.
Area Description:
Coffee, AL; Dale, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov