LAUDERDALE/COLBERT COUNTIES-The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for Colbert and Lauderdale Counties. Alabama State Highway 20 is flooded at the underpass below U.S. Highway 43 and 72.
“The Flood Warning in Alabama..
Tennessee River at Florence affecting Colbert and Lauderdale
Counties
The Flood Warning continues for
the Tennessee River AT Florence.
* until Saturday afternoon.
* At 6 AM Monday the stage was 15.4 feet and rising.
* Flood Stage is 18.0 feet.
* Minor Flooding is forecast.
* Forecast…Rise above Flood Stage by early Wednesday morning and
rise to 20.3 feet by early Friday morning.
* Impact…At 20.0 feet…Alabama State Highway 20 is flooded at the
underpass below U.S. Highways 43 and 72. The underpass will likely
be closed.
* Flood history…This crest compares to a previous crest of 21.2 feet
on May 3 2010.
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RIVER FLOOD OBSERVED 12PM 6PM 12AM 6AM CREST
LOCATION STAGE STG DAY TIME Mon Mon Tue Tue STG DAY TIME
TENNESSEE RIVER
Florence 18.0 15.4 Mon 6 AM 15.6 15.9 15.9 16.5 20.3 Fri 12 AM
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Instructions: Safety message…Do not attempt to drive through a flooded road. The depth of water is not always obvious. As little as two feet of water will carry most cars away. Also…The road bed may be washed out under the water…and you could be stranded or trapped. Additional information is available at http://water.weather.gov. Once there…click on the Tennessee Valley to view local river information.”
