The National Weather Service in Birmingham al has issued a
* Flood Warning for the Coosa River at Gadsden.
* Until Thursday morning...
* at 7:30 PM Tuesday the stage was 510.8 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 511.0 feet.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by this evening and continue to
rise to near 511.7 feet by tomorrow morning . The river will fall
below flood stage by tomorrow late morning .
* Impact... at 512.0 feet... some residential flooding begins in the
Gadsden area when the Coosa River reaches 512 feet
806 PM CST Tue Jan 06 2009
The National Weather Service in Birmingham al has issued a
* Flood Warning for the Coosa River at Childersburg.
* From Wednesday afternoon to Thursday afternoon...
* at 7:30 PM Tuesday the stage was 400.3 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 402.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river is expected to rise to near flood stage
tomorrow early afternoon .
* Impact... at 402.0 feet... flooding of low lying areas begins at 402
feet. At 404 feet flooding of some low lying roads in the area
begins... and the yards of some homes near the river become flooded