Apr 14, 1996
Ten to Twelve inches of rainfall in a twelve hour period caused several roads to flood in the south parts of Mobile county, generally along and south of I-10. Flooding of the roads started about 800 pm Sunday evening and continued through 500 am Monday morning. Many roads had to be closed until water had drained from them. Many roads near the Fowl River became impassable and a portion of Lauendine Road was washed away. Traffic had to be rerouted until the road could be repaired. A couple of
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5543620). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mobile County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.