NWS Tallahassee FLFF.W 0029October 5, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Dale, AL
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a flash flood warning for Dale in Alabama, which was in force until 6:45 a.m. local time on October 5. It was the 29th 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 3 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
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:46 a.m. EDT, October 5, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 a.m. EDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE FF.W 0029
- 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 Dale County in southeastern Alabama... * Until 545 AM CDT. * At 246 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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... Daleville, Ozark, Fort Rucker, Enterprise, Level Plains, Newton, Ewell, Blackwell Field A/p, Klondyke Hill, Hunt Field, Bagwells Crossroads, Mabson, Browns Crossroads, Dean Church Road, Waterford, Hanchey Field, Hooper Stage Field, Kelly and Knox Field.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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.