Apr 14, 1996
Rains of around ten inches caused many roads to become impassable in the south central part of Baldwin county. People living along the Fish River were the hardest hit. The roads started flooding around 900 pm on Sunday evening and continued until 500 am Monday morning. High water cut a 7-foot gap across County Road 48 near Alabama 59. County Road 48 had to also be closed east of Fairhope. About a mile section of Main Street in Daphne had to be closed due to a washout. A couple of roads in
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5543621). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Baldwin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.