NWS Mobile ALFL.W 0044October 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Baldwin, AL
The National Weather Service office in Mobile issued a flood warning for Baldwin in Alabama, which was in force until 10:00 a.m. local time on October 5. It was the 44th river flood warning the NWS office in Mobile issued in 2026. Alabama had 1 flood warning in October 2026, against 4 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Alabama's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 11.3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mobile AL
- Area
- Baldwin
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:11 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
- In force from
- 10:45 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 a.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMOB FL.W 0044
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Alabama since 2008Every warning type in Alabama
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The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Alabama... Styx River Near Elsanor affecting Baldwin County. For the Styx River...including Elsanor...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Styx River near Elsanor. * WHEN...From Sunday evening to Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Residents downstream at Seminole Landing should be alert to possible flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 1.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow evening to a crest of 12.3 feet early Monday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday morning. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.3 feet on 02/27/2013. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob. Click on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations. The next statement will be issued when updates occur.
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.