NWS Tallahassee FLFL.W 0008October 10, 2026
Flood Warning: Coffee, AL
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a flood warning for Coffee in Alabama, in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on October 11. It was the 8th river flood warning the NWS office in Tallahassee 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 17 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- Coffee
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:43 a.m. EDT, October 10, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE FL.W 0008
- 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... Pea River at Elba (US 84) affecting Coffee County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Pea River at Elba (US 84). * WHEN...From this evening to Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, Moderate flooding on the Pea River will affect homes outside the levee near Elba and will extend to Smith Avenue, otherwise known as State Highway 125. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 17.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 23.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 31.2 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 30.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 31.5 feet on 04/05/1960. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 1000 PM CDT.
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.