The National Weather Service in Mobile AL has issued a Flood Warning for the following river in Alabama. Tombigbee River Near Leroy affecting Clarke and Washington Counties. For the Tombigbee River. including Coffeeville Dam - upstream, Coffeeville Dam, Leroy. Minor flooding is forecast. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob. Click on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations. The next statement will be issued when updates occur. * WHAT. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Tombigbee River near Leroy. * WHEN. From Thursday afternoon until further notice. * IMPACTS. At 24.0 feet, flooding of low lying farm and pasturelands begins. Cattle in low lying areas should be moved to higher ground. Water approaches low lying roads on west side of river. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 9:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 13.6 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Thursday afternoon and continue rising to 25.5 feet early Saturday morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
