…Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following river in Alabama…
Styx River Near Elsanor affecting Baldwin County.
For the Styx River…including Elsanor…Moderate flooding is
forecast.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued when updates occur.
* WHAT…Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Styx River near Elsanor.
* WHEN…From this evening to late Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 14.0 feet, moderate Flood Stage. Water approaches
houses on Donovan Circle in the Seminole Landing community.
At 16.0 feet, water begins to flood Donovan Circle in the Seminole
Landing community.
At 17.0 feet, major Flood stage. Houses and roads in the Donovan
Circle community begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 5:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 3.9 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening to a crest of 15.1 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday
morning.
– Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
15.2 feet on 01/03/2017.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood