Flood Warning Issued For The Escambia River Near Century

April 20, 2019

A flood warning has been issued for the Escambia River near Century until further notice.

Saturday morning, the river stage was at 15.4 feet. The flood stage is 17 feet, and the river is forecast to rise to near 18 feet by Monday morning. The river will begin to fall on Tuesday.

At 17 feet, there will be considerable flooding of lowlands, and at 19 feet low lying pasture will flood necessitating the movement of cattle.

NorthEscambia.com file photo.

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One Response to “Flood Warning Issued For The Escambia River Near Century”

  1. Bill on April 20th, 2019 7:32 am

    That’s about right I already knew that it was gonna be flooded because I’m off work and wanted to go fishing !!!!