NWS Tallahassee FLFF.W 0018August 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Dale, Henry and Houston, AL
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a flash flood warning for Dale, Henry and Houston in Alabama, which was in force until 9:30 p.m. local time on August 21. It was the 18th flash flood warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026. Alabama had 18 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 15 in an average August 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
- Dale, Henry and Houston
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:36 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE FF.W 0018
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Dale County in southeastern Alabama... Southern Henry County in southeastern Alabama... Northeastern Houston County in southeastern Alabama... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 536 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across 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... Headland, Dothan, Taylor, Midland City, Kinsey, Ashford, Cowarts, Webb, Columbia, Grimes, Avon, Newville, Napier Field, Gordon, Haleburg, Pleasant Plains, Pearce, Barber and Smyrna.
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.