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| This photo shows the flooding at Selma |
From the National Weather Service:
"One of the greatest Alabama floods occurred in March of 1929. A period of heavy rain occurred on February 27-28, and another on March 4-5 of that year, but the worst was yet to come. From March 12-15, extreme rainfall occurred all across Alabama, with the most intense in southeast Alabama. During this period, almost 30 inches of rain fell in Elba, with 15 to 25 inches falling from near Brewton to Troy and Ozark. The average rainfall across the northern half of Alabama was estimated at around 12 inches, with about 17 inches in the southern sections.
This rain produced one of the worst floods in the state's history in places such as Elba on the Pea River, Geneva on the Choctawhatchee River and River Falls, Brewton and Flomaton on the Conecuh River and its tributaries. Both Elba and Geneva were inundated, with water 10 feet or more deep in these towns. Literally thousands of people were stranded on rooftops in Elba for up to 3 days before rescuers were able to reach them. Damages were estimated at over $9 million. Significant, but less severe, flooding also occurred across portions of the Alabama and Tombigbee basins."
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