FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 716 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE PERDIDO RIVER NEAR BARRINEAU PARK
* FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* AT 6 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...11.1 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 14.6 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 13 FEET...RIVER BEGINS TO LEAVE IT`S BANKS AT THE PARKING LOT OF
ADVENTURES UNLIMITED AND THREATENS SEVERAL PERMANENTLY PARKED TRAVEL TRAILERS.
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 737 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE STYX RIVER NEAR ELSANOR
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* AT 7 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.4 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
AT 12 FEET, RESIDENCE DOWNSTREAM AT SEMINOLE LANDING SHOULD BE ALERT TO
POSSIBLE FLOODING AS THE GAGE RISES TO THE 12 FOOT FLOOD STAGE.
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 944 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BAY MINETTE...
* UNTIL 130 AM CST
* AT 933 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL OVER BALDWIN COUNTY. AREAS ALONG
AND NEAR INTERSTATE 65 HAVE EXPERIENCED AS MUCH 8 TO 12 INCHES OF
RAIN THIS EVENING. WITH CONTINUED RAINFALL THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE...
THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS HIGH...ESPECIALLY AS
STREAMS AND CREEKS BEGIN TO BACK UP AND FLOOD. FURTHER SOUTH
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY...RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE
RANGED BETWEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES. WITH THE GROUND BEING SO SATURATED
FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS OF RAINFALL...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LEAD
TO A HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS
SITUATION...PARTICULARLY IN NORTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY. DO NOT
VENTURE OUT TO DRIVE TONIGHT AS NUMEROUS ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO
HIGH WATER.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VAUGHN...
TENSAW...STOCKTON...REDTOWN...RABUN...PHILLIPSVILLE...PERDIDO...
LOTTIE...LITTLE RIVER...LATHAM...I65 AND CR 47...I65 AND AL 59...
I65 AND AL 287...I65 AND AL 225...HURRICANE...DYAS...
DOUGLASVILLE...CROSSROADS...CARPENTER...CARNEY AND BLACKSHER
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 3023 8804 3029 8776 3042 8792 3062 8792
3068 8800 3078 8800 3075 8802 3076 8802
3095 8793 3116 8797 3121 8785 3133 8780
3125 8761 3087 8763 3068 8740 3053 8745
3044 8737 3027 8756 3022 8803
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JFB
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Warning Issue Date: 833 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND THE
WESTERN FL PANHANDLE...
MODERATE RAINFALL IS FORECAST OVER SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND THE
EXTREME WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE PERIOD BEGINNING
AT 6PM CST ON DECEMBER 14 AND ENDING AT 6PM CST ON DECEMBER 15.
WIDESPREAD BASIN-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH AND
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING ON
RIVERS AND STREAMS IN YOUR AREA.
THIS RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK IS IN EFFECT DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR...
- MINOR FLOODING ON THE PERDIDO RIVER NEAR BARRINEAU PARK
A RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR RIVER
FLOODING...BUT IT IS NOT IMMINENT. FORECAST RAINFALL MAY CAUSE
RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO CRITICAL STAGES. PERSONS WITH
INTERESTS ALONG THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD REMAIN INFORMED
OF THE LATEST WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY. PLEASE REFER TO NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA.
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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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