Flash Flood — Choctaw, Alabama

1998-01-07 · near Countywide, Choctaw, Alabama

Event narrative

Three to five inches of rain caused extensive flooding and road closures throughout the county. Most of the roads that had to be closed were secondary dirt roads. One death was attributed to the flooding. Two persons were driving along a county road six miles east of Gilbertown. Their automobile became stranded near a bridge across Okatuppa Creek. The rapidly rising current flowing across the road washed the automobile into the creek. One of the passengers was able to swim to shore and the other drowned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5628372. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.