NWS Tallahassee FLFL.W 0007October 10, 2026
Flood Warning: Coffee and Dale, AL
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a flood warning for Coffee and Dale in Alabama, in force until 2:00 a.m. local time on October 13. It was the 7th 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 2 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- Coffee and Dale
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:48 a.m. EDT, October 10, 2026
- In force from
- 5:00 p.m. EDT, October 10, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 a.m. EDT, October 13, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE FL.W 0007
- 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 near Ariton (US 231) affecting Dale and Coffee Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Pea River near Ariton (US 231). * WHEN...From this afternoon to late Monday night. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, The basement of a home on U.S. Highway 231 and the Pea River will be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 16.6 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Monday evening. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.6 feet on 09/27/1956. - 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.