Flood Warning for Coffee, AL; Dale, AL
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What: Minor flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 17.0 feet, The basement of a home on U.S. Highway 231 and the Pea River will be flooded. Where: Pea River near Ariton (US 231). When: From this afternoon to Tuesday morning.
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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.
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...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
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Flood Warning issued October 10 at 2:52AM EDT until October 13 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tallahassee FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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