The rain and winds brought to the Chattahoochee Valley by Tropical Storm Ida could continue this morning, forecasters said.
The National Weather Service said there is a 60 percent chance of rain today, mainly before 7 a.m.
There is also a flash flood watch for Muscogee, Harris and Troup counties in Georgia until this morning.
Donna Wakley walks in the rain along the Phenix City RiverWalk with a friend Tuesday as the Chattahoochee River rises along its banks.
- Robin Trimarchi/rtrimarchi@ledger-enquirer.com
The rest of the day is expected to be cloudy, with a high near 63 and a low around 49.
A dispatcher with Columbus’ 911 call center said Tuesday afternoon that flooding citywide was “not nearly as bad as it has been in the past.”
Some parts of the city were waterlogged, however, with flooding taking place around Lakebottom Park and on 13th Street.
Drivers were encouraged to slow down and proceed through flooded zones with caution.
Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds early Tuesday before weakening to a depression, causing little damage along the Gulf Coast.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida’s center first touched land on Dauphin Island, Ala., before heading across Mobile Bay toward the Alabama mainland and on to Florida.
Top winds dropped to near 35 mph as Ida weakened.
Forecasters said it would likely be absorbed by a front today.
Tropical storm warnings were discontinued Tuesday morning across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Forecasters said the storm had spread most of its heavy rain along the Gulf Coast ahead of Ida’s center.
Storm death likely
In Louisiana, authorities continued their search for 70-year-old fisherman Leo Ancalade, who was presumed dead after he was knocked off his boat by a wave as Ida approached Monday.
The Coast Guard said he was towing friends whose small boat lost power in the Mississippi River.
The commander of sheriff’s office marine division, Capt. Robert Cosse, says a wave overturned his boat. Ancalade’s friends dove into the river in a failed rescue attempt.
Staff writer Lily Gordon and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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