…Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity for the
following river in Alabama…
Styx River Near Elsanor affecting Baldwin County.
For the Styx River…including Elsanor…Major flooding is forecast.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued when updates occur.
* WHAT…Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE…Styx River near Elsanor.
* WHEN…Until tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS…At 17.0 feet, major Flood stage. Houses and roads in the
Donovan Circle community begin to flood.
At 19.0 feet, water begins to flood Juniper Road in the Seminole
Landing community.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 16.7 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 PM CDT Monday was 16.7 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.1
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early tomorrow afternoon.
– Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood