Flood warning issued for Shoal River

CRESTVIEW — A minor flood warning is in effect for the Shoal River near Crestview.

Website accuweather.com — based on information from the US National Weather Service — states the warning is in  force from after midnight Friday, Feb. 5 through 6 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 7.

At 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, the stage was 7.8 feet. Flood stage is 8 feet, at which point minor flooding hits low-lying areas.

Waters are forecast to rise above flood stage after midnight tomorrow and continue to rise near 8.4 feet by early Saturday morning.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Flood warning issued for Shoal River