Volunteer and rescue workers in Daleville worked early this morning to retrieve eight families from households on Forest Road that were surrounded by water along U.S. 84, according to authorities.
Besides the homes, most of Dale and Geneva counties escaped the worst expected damage in the area. More rain, however, is expected Friday.
Dale County Emergency Management Agency Director Robert Marsh said some roads in Dale County remained closed and damage was being assessed, but that it appeared the Choctawhatchee River, in Newton and Daleville, has crested and could start going down.
According to forecasters, the river crested at 31.66 feet early Wednesday. Forecasters initially expected the river to crest at more than 32 feet. Anything more than 30 feet is considered major flooding.
Most residents moved property and pets throughout the day on Tuesday to avoid flood damage in Newton and Daleville.
Homes along Waterford Road in Newton endured major damage as the river flooded the road.
Geneva County officials said they endured some isolated flooding. Highway 85 remained closed in the area, as well as County Road 17 out of Samson and County Road 40 between Samson and Coffee Springs.
Highways 27 and 52 were open on Wednesday, according to officials.
In Houston County, EMA Director Clark Matthews said Gilberts Boat Landing, Gordon Boat Landing and Omussee Park Boat Landing remain closed due to water levels having not yet receded. A few families in Columbia were still displaced, according to Matthews.
Coffee County EMA Director John Tallas said the same roads closed on Tuesday were closed today, but that the county did not endure nearly as much damage as expected in Elba around the Pea River.
"It crested at about 33 plus, and it was expected to crest at about 38 feet plus. As far as the rest of the county, nothing really changed from last night," he said.
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