NWS Tallahassee FLFF.W 0028October 5, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Coffee and Dale, AL
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a flash flood warning for Coffee and Dale in Alabama, which was in force until 5:15 a.m. local time on October 5. It was the 28th flash flood warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026. Alabama had 7 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 5 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Alabama's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- Coffee and Dale
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:20 a.m. EDT, October 5, 2026
- Expires
- 5:15 a.m. EDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE FF.W 0028
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama since 2008Every warning type in Alabama
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The notice as issued
FFWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Coffee County in southeastern Alabama... Northwestern Dale County in southeastern Alabama... * Until 415 AM CDT. * At 120 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Elba, Fort Rucker, Enterprise, Ozark, New Brockton, Ariton, Lee, Tabernacle, Eanon, Mixons Crossroads, Camp Alaflo Bsa, Java, Clintonville, Victoria, Greater Salem Church, Woodland Grove Church, Frisco, Shell Army Field, Roeton and Arcus.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.