Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Alabama...

Burnt Corn Creek Near Brewton affecting Escambia County.

For the Burnt Corn Creek...including Brewton...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Burnt Corn Creek near Brewton.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to late tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Persimmon Street and Ann Avenue begin to flood. Jennings Park on left bank of the creek is flooded along with Highway 41 near the park. This is the critical stage for the Grede Foundry in Brewton.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 15.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 16.1 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late this evening. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood