FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 738 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE PEA RIVER AT ELBA.
* FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.8 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 33.6 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 35.0 FEET...FLOODING ON THE PEA RIVER WILL AFFECT LOW LYING HOUSES
AND STREETS EAST OF HIGHWAY 189 SOUTH NEAR ELBA.
FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT
PEA RIVER
ELBA 30 24.8 MON 08 PM 28.5 33.6 28.8 21.6 15.3
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1035 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
COFFEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...ELBA...
DALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...DALEVILLE...
HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...
CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORT GAINES...
QUITMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN...
RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CUTHBERT...
WESTERN TERRELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DAWSON...
* UNTIL 630 AM CST TUESDAY/730 AM EST TUESDAY/
* AT 1030 PM CST/1130 PM EST/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE AN AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL WITH
EMBEDDED HEAVIER DOWNPOURS ACROSS THE AREA. HEAVY RAINFALL ON
MONDAY PRODUCED A WIDESPREAD SWATH OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO AROUND 7 INCHES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING
AREA OVERNIGHT.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTION IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WILL BE FALLING OVER ALREADY
SATURATED GROUND. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND
UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT
TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO SWEEP MOST CARS AWAY.
LAT...LON 3193 8491 3192 8446 3196 8443 3190 8436
3171 8444 3162 8481 3152 8485 3152 8504
3136 8516 3126 8549 3128 8565 3122 8569
3121 8619 3154 8620 3163 8614 3163 8543
3172 8542 3172 8522 3196 8509 3199 8500
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 235 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
/
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND
GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA...COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY AND HOUSTON. IN
GEORGIA...BAKER...BEN HILL...CALHOUN...CLAY...DOUGHERTY...
EARLY...IRWIN...LEE...MILLER...MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...
TERRELL...TIFT...TURNER AND WORTH.
* FROM NOW THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
* OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS...WIDESPREAD 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL
OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. SOME
AREAS RECEIVED UP TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO AROUND 3 INCHES MAY
OCCUR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL ONLY ENHANCE THE FLOODING
CONCERNS ACROSS THESE WET AREAS AND AROUND RIVERS THAT ARE
ALREADY ELEVATED.
* THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE TO POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN CITIES...LOW-
LYING RURAL AND SUBURBAN AREAS...AND ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE RAPID RISES IN WATER AT
SUCH LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FLOODED ROADS CAN
BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO MOTORISTS...AS IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO
SEE HOW DEEP STANDING WATER IS ON ROADWAYS. THIS DANGER IS
ENHANCED AT NIGHTTIME.
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