TALLADEGA COUNTY — Reports of flooding from all areas of the county began rolling in to the Emergency Management Agency Wednesday morning and continued well into the night. Although few areas of the county were spared altogether, some were hit harder than others, according to an EMA press release issued Thursday afternoon.

“Numerous roads in the county were completely impassible for most of the day Wednesday as a slow moving weather system continued to saturate the area. The National Weather Service in Birmingham estimates that in the time frame from March 9 to March 11 as much as 4 inches of rain fell in the northern part of the county, while as much as 5 inches fell in the southern areas.”

In Talladega, Howard Street, from Jackson to Lawson, was closed for most of the day, and numerous roads were barricaded by public works personnel and county road department representatives. Water and Sewer Department employees for the city of Talladega labored for much of the day to repair a 12 inch water line that was struck by lightning.

Inadequate drainage also led to the flooding of Horn’s Lake Road, pouring water over the top of a small dam. Water on the roadway was ankle deep, but the dam held and was never in any serious danger.

Early reports of flooding also came in the Lay Lake area, where Haslett Road flooded early Wednesday afternoon.

A flood travel advisory was issued late Wednesday afternoon, according to the EMA release. “The EMA received reports from Talladega Police and Fire departments, Talladega County Sheriff’s Department, Talladega County Road Department” and volunteer fire departments in Lay Lake, Providence, Renfroe, Stemley and Winterboro. Talladega County School bus drivers also reported in, in addition to calls to 911 and central dispatch.

“At this time a flood warning continues into Friday evening for the Coosa River areas of Childersburg,” the release says. “At 8:30 a.m. Thursday, the water level was 403.7 feet. Flood stage is 402 feet. Forecasters expect the river to continue to fall below flood stage by Friday morning. At 402 feet, flooding of low lying areas begins. At 404 feet, flooding of some low-lying roads in the area begins, including the yards of some homes near the river. More rain is expected this weekend.”

‘We didn’t have any major emergencies, just high water in some areas. We only closed one road.” Childersburg Mayor B.J. Meeks said.

He said some people had to leave their homes on Fayettevile Road as water approached their doorsteps, but no one was trapped.

Meeks said Tallaseehatchee Creek has caused flooding problems in the past but the creation of farm land near the creek has acted like a flood plain to keep the water levels more manageable.

To contact the Talladega County Emergency Management Agency, call 256-761-2125.

— Home staff writer Brandon Fincher contributed to this report