FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 815 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES
FOR
THE CONECUH RIVER AT BREWTON
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING
* AT 7 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.5 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 27 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.
AT 28 FEET, FLOODING OF FARMLANDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS THE RIVER LEVEL
FALLS BELOW 17 FEET AND CONTINUES TO DROP.
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 815 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES
FOR
THE ESCAMBIA RIVER NEAR CENTURY
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* AT 8 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.7 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING.
AT 19.5 FEET, FLOODING OF FARM AND PASTURE LANDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS THE
RIVER LEVEL DROPS...BUT SOME FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 627 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE JUST AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT AND APPROACHING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
WEST AND DECREASE BY LATE EVENING AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH.
GIVEN THE ABUNDANT RAINS THAT HAVE OCCURRED RECENTLY...THE GROUND
IS VERY SATURATED. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH COULD RESULT IN
THE DOWNING OF SOME SHALLOW ROOTED TREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF
25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
ELEVATED ROADWAYS USE EXTRA CAUTION.
IN ADDITION...IT IS ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS SUCH A TRASH CANS...LIGHT WEIGHT PATIO FURNITURE...AND
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.
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