Headline:
Flood Warning issued March 16 at 9:50AM CDT until March 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 7:50am
Expires:
March 17, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Alabama...
Tombigbee River Near Leroy affecting Clarke and Washington
Counties.
For the Tombigbee River...including Coffeeville Dam, Coffeeville Dam
- upstream, Leroy...Minor flooding is forecast.
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.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Tombigbee River near Leroy.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, flooding of low lying farm and
pasturelands begins. Cattle in low lying areas should be moved to
higher ground. Water approaches low lying roads on west side of
river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 24.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 AM CDT Monday was 24.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 15.5 feet Saturday
morning.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
24.7 feet on 01/01/2015.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Clarke, AL; Washington, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Mobile AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov