As Gov. Robert Bentley declared a state of emergency for Alabama and residents in south Alabama were picking up the pieces from some reported tornadoes, officials in Dallas County were breathing a sigh of relief.

The series of severe thunderstorms that pummeled the area and state spawned off some tornadoes in the south, but locally brought with them only heavy rains.

“We feel real lucky we did not have more damage than we did,” Dallas County Emergency Management director Rhonda Abbott said Wednesday afternoon. “Now, if the rivers will just hang in there with us, we might be alright.”

According to forecasts from the National Weather Service, the Alabama River in Selma is expected to crest Friday at noon at 37.8 feet. According to the service, at this level some pasturelands below Selma could become flooded.

“We’ve had rain on top of wet ground and it’s caused us to keep an eye out,” Abbott said. “The forecasts for the weekend show good weather and we really need that right now.”

Abbott said the county had closed a portion of Dallas County Road 115 near the intersection of County Road 21 and had closed County Road 178.

The only damage reported was on Center Drive, where a limb went through the roof of a mobile home.

In addition to the Alabama River, local officials are keeping an eye on the Cahaba River at Marion Junction. According to the National Weather Service forecast, the river is expected to crest at 28.7 feet at 6 a.m. Sunday.

At 15 feet, the Cahaba floods around Oakmulgee Creek, requiring cattle to be moved to higher ground, the National Weather Service said. Overflow of pastureland increases at stages above 20 feet.

As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, the Cahaba at Marion Junction was already at 25.86 feet. The Alabama River in Selma at 2 p.m. was at 32.42 feet.

“These forecasts are likely to change, but we have to keep our eye on them,” Abbott said.