Â鶹app

Skip to main content
You are the owner of this article.
Edit Article Add New Article
You have permission to edit this article.
Edit

Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Alabama...

Paint Rock River NEAR Woodville affecting Madison, Jackson and
Marshall Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.


...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Paint Rock River near Woodville.

* WHEN...From Wednesday evening to early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Flood waters affect mostly bottomland
along the river...including low lying farm and pasture lands.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 11.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.0
feet tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
15.1 feet on 03/02/2021.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

UPDATE: Missing Florence man found alive in ravine

  • Digital Content Manager

    Josh Rayburn. an award-winning reporter, writer and editor, is a native of Florence, Alabama. He's been the Digital Content Manager at WAAY since January 2019.

  • Updated
  • 0

The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office says Jimmy Reed Butler has been found safe.

Butler, 82, of Florence was found between County Road 8 and County Road 10 in the Green Hill area on Monday afternoon.

Sheriff Joe Hamilton said Butler was located after two nights.

The sheriff's office said he had to be extracted from a ravine. He had minor injuries.

"He was alert and able to talk and was flown to Huntsville Hospital for treatment," Hamilton said.

Lauderdale County ravine rescue

Multiple agencies responded to the successful search and rescue of Reed Butler. (Photo courtesy of Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office)
Ravine rescue

Multiple agencies responded to the successful search and rescue of Reed Butler. (Photo courtesy of Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office)
JIMMY BUTLER

Jimmy Butler

Download our Â鶹app NewsÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýWeather apps. Follow us on ,Ìý,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý. Have a news tip, question or correction? Email us at newsroom@waaytv.com

Digital Content Manager

Josh Rayburn. an award-winning reporter, writer and editor, is a native of Florence, Alabama. He's been the Digital Content Manager at WAAY since January 2019.

Recommended for you