FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 957 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 145 AM CST
* AT 949 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUES TO
INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPING OVER AND TO THE
WEST OF MOBILE COUNTY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE
ALREADY OCCURRED OVER THE COUNTY AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS
ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. WITH THE GROUND BEING SO
SATURATED...FLASH FLOODING BECOMES MORE LIKELY WITH EACH
ADDITIONAL HOUR HEAVY RAIN FALLS. AS PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN
PERSISTS...THE LIKELIHOOD OF WIDESPREAD STREAMS AND CREEKS COMING
OUT OF THEIR BANKS INCREASES. THE THREAT FOR NUMEROUS ROAD
CLOSURES AND UNDERMINING OF ROADWAYS WILL ALSO INCREASE. TRAVEL
IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED TONIGHT.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO I65 AND
I165...WILMER...WHISTLER...TURNERVILLE...SIDNEY...SEMMES...
SATSUMA...SARALAND...SALCO...PINEOLA...OAK GROVE...MOUNT VERNON...
MOFFET...LOTT AND COLEMAN DAIRY RO...KUSHLA...I65 AND US 43...I65
AND AL 158...GULFCREST...GEORGETOWN...EIGHT MILE...EARLVILLE...
CREOLA...CITRONELLE...CHUNCHULA...CHICKASAW...CHASTANG...CELESTE...
CALVERT...BUCKS...BIG CREEK LAKE AND AXIS
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AT
AREA CODE 2 5 1...AND THEN 6 3 3 6 4 4 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT.
LAT...LON 3037 8820 3039 8838 3112 8844 3116 8798
3088 8799 3084 8795 3079 8803 3032 8814
$$
JFB
FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 118 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EVERGREEN...
COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ANDALUSIA...
CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LUVERNE...
ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BREWTON...
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONROEVILLE...
GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LUCEDALE...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEAKESVILLE...
PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEW AUGUSTA...
STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WIGGINS...
WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WAYNESBORO...
BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BAY MINETTE...
CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GROVE HILL...
MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOWNTOWN MOBILE...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHATOM...
* UNTIL 915 AM CST
* AT 114 AM CST...WIDESPREAD INUNDATION FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY. SOME AREA RIVERS
ARE APPROACHING THE UPPER END OF MODERATE FLOODING.
LATEST SATELLITE AND RADAR DATA INDICATE DEVELOPING UPSTREAM
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL RATES
THROUGH 9 AM. THESE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE
SAME LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT CAUSING EVEN MORE VERY SERIOUS TO EXTREME
FLOODING. ALMOST EVERY COUNTY OVER THE LOCAL AREA CAN EXPECT
ANOTHER ONE TO THREE INCHES BY SUNRISE. THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT
IN THE CONTINUED RISE OF AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT ALLOW
WATER TO EFFICIENTLY RECEDE. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION
OF WATER ON NUMEROUS ROADWAYS ALONG WITH THE CLOSURE OF MANY OF
THESE. ISOLATED AREAS MAY RECEIVE THREE TO SIX MORE INCHES OF
RAIN LOCALLY WHERE SURFACE BOUNDARIES SETUP...ALLOWING
THUNDERSTORMS TO FOCUS. THIS IS WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL
FLASH FLOODING WILL MATERIALIZE AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE
ISSUED ACCORDINGLY WHEN THE SITUATION WARRANTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
REPORT AREAL FLOODING TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AT
AREA CODE 2 5 1...AND THEN 6 3 3 6 4 4 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT.
LAT...LON 3144 8893 3183 8893 3189 8847 3170 8846
3170 8809 3182 8818 3200 8807 3200 8767
3183 8762 3197 8619 3100 8618 3100 8759
3044 8737 3028 8755 3023 8785 3066 8794
3034 8812 3040 8840 3074 8841 3065 8933
$$
JFB
FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 848 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING
* AT 8PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...4.0 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 5.0 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW.
* AT 6.0 FEET...FLOODING OF RESIDENCES IN THE AREA WILL OCCUR.
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 934 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...
BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...
ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER
BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON AND WILCOX. IN NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA
ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA AND INLAND SANTA
ROSA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...
STONE AND WAYNE.
* THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* MOST OF THE REGION RECEIVED AT LEAST 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING AS
MUCH AT 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN. A BREAK ON SUNDAY WITH LIGHT
RAIN DID NOT BRING MUCH DRYING TO OCCUR. A SERIES OF UPPER
AIR DISTURBANCES HAS BEEN MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BRINGING ADDITIONAL AND
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN OF 8 TO 10 INCHES WHICH FLOODED SOME
ACCESS POINTS ALONG INTERSTATE 65. THIS MAY RECUR OVER THE
NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES OR MORE FALLING IN SOME
AREAS. LOCALIZED RAINFALL TOTALS IN THIS TYPE EVENT ARE
OFTEN EVEN HIGHER. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL MAKE FLOODING
PROBLEMS WORSE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA INCLUDING AREA RIVERS.
* MANY RIVERS ARE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TODAY AND WILL
REMAIN SO THROUGH THE WEEK. THOSE WITH PROPERTY IN THE FLOOD
PLAIN SHOULD STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST RIVER FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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