Flash Flooding in Alabama, July 21 to 22, 1997

Heavy rains from hurricane Danny moved into Choctaw county during the early morning hours of Monday. Several streams came out of their banks by 700 am. Rainfall totals for the two days was around 15 inches. This caused extensive flooding along the Okatuppa and Bogueloosa creeks which drain through most of the central and south parts of the county. Most of the roads from Lisman to Butler to Gilbertown had to be closed until the water had drained. The flooding continued through the day on Monday and subsided during the early morning hours on Tuesday. Heavy rains again developed over the county Tuesday morning and warnings had to be reissued. The same two creeks again came out of their banks causing almost the same area that was flooded on Monday to be inundated again. Roads again had to be closed from Lisman to Butler to near Gilbertown. Some secondary dirt roads had to be closed for several days until crews could get in and fix the washouts. This was one of the worst flooding events for this area in years.