Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued October 9 at 8:57PM CDT until October 10 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 9, 2026 - 6:57pm
Expires:
October 9, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
FFWMOB
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Covington County in south central Alabama...
Southern Crenshaw County in south central Alabama...
* Until midnight CDT.
* At 857 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Andalusia, Opp, River Falls, Red Level, Dozier, Heath, Gantt,
Straughn, Valley Of Shiloh, Coldwater, Dunns, Rawls, Sanford,
Boston, Searight, Eoda, Wiggins, Rhump, Babbie and Carolina.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Covington, AL; Crenshaw, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Mobile AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov