Flood Warning extended to Monday morning

The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Alabama… Tallapoosa River At Wadley affecting Randolph, Chambers and Tallapoosa Counties. .Heavy rainfall expected from an approaching cold front, and eventually Hurricane Helene, will create a significant rainfall event over the next 48 hours across the Tallapoosa Basin. This expected rainfall will allow for rises along the Tallapoosa River Basin basin and a Flood Warning is now in effect. …FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY MONDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE…Tallapoosa River at Wadley. * WHEN…From Friday afternoon to early Monday morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS… – At 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 2.7 feet. – Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Friday afternoon to a crest of 15.4 feet early Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon.

– Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

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