NWS Mobile ALFL.W 0049October 9, 2026
Flood Warning: Baldwin, AL
The National Weather Service office in Mobile issued a flood warning for Baldwin in Alabama, in force until 8:02 a.m. local time on October 11. It was the 49th river flood warning the NWS office in Mobile issued in 2026. Alabama had 9 flood warnings in October 2026, against 4 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Alabama's flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 29.1 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mobile AL
- Area
- Baldwin
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:21 a.m. CDT, October 9, 2026
- In force from
- 2:57 a.m. CDT, October 10, 2026
- Expires
- 8:02 a.m. CDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMOB FL.W 0049
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Alabama since 2008Every warning type in Alabama
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Alabama... Styx River Near Elsanor affecting Baldwin County. For the Styx River...including Elsanor...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Styx River near Elsanor. * WHEN...From late tonight to Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Residents downstream at Seminole Landing should be alert to possible flooding. At 14.0 feet, Moderate Flood Stage. Water reaches top of bulkheads on Donovan Circle in the Seminole Landing community. Upstream, water begins to flood Waterworld and areas near Goat Cooper Roads. At 16.0 feet, Water begins to flood low lying areas on Donovan Circle in the Seminole Landing community. Water begins to overflow bulkheads on Juniper Road. Goat Cooper and Waterworld Rds are flooded with Riverside and the Retreat RV parks flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 2.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 15.3 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - 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.